human
Tide has turned, Dick, he said quietly;
gpt
And will it all run off now, father?
human
Some will, he replied;
gpt
Will it come in again, then?
human
Perhaps: perhaps not. It's a lucky thing that I had no stock down at the corner field by the fish-stews. If they had not been up here in the home close, every head must have been drowned.
gpt
Do you think the fish-ponds are covered, father?
human
Five or six feet deep, my boy.
gpt
Then the fish will get out.
human
Very likely Dick; but we've something more important to think about than fish. Hark! what's that?
gpt
Ahoy! roared Hickathrift from just behind them.
human
Hear that, squire?
gpt
Yes, my lad, I heard a cry from off the water.
human
That's Dave, said Hickathrift, smiling all over his broad face;
gpt
Pitch on a bit more straw, Dick,