human
Pretty well, thank'ee. How do _you_ get on _up there_?
gpt
Oh, capitally. There's such a nice cool breeze blowing, I'm quite sorry that I cannot send a little of it down.
human
Don't distress yourself, my dear fellow; I'll come up to snuff it.
gpt
I say, Peterkin, said Jack,
human
Don't know, replied Peterkin.
gpt
I give it up at once. Always do. Never could guess a riddle in all my life.
human
Because, said Jack,
gpt
Oh, oh! that certainly deserves a _pinch_; so there's for you.
human
Shabby fellow! cried Peterkin, rubbing his head.
gpt
But, I say, do let me up again. I thought, just as you dropped me, that I saw a place where the grass is short. Ay, there it is, fifty yards or so ahead of us, with a palmyra tree on it. Come, let us go rest there, for I confess that I feel somewhat smothered in this long grass.