human
No, I tell ’ee, you can’t have no sugar without you buy tea and bacon.
gpt
But ’twas only the day afore yesterday I bought my quarter of tea, sir, said a woman’s voice, plaintively;
human
Bain’t no good you standing there whining about yer children. No sugar without t’other things; that’s my last word to ’ee.
gpt
Excuse me, said Templeton, entering the shop.
human
Is there a new order from the Food Controller? If I’m not mistaken, there have been several prosecutions lately of——
gpt
Now look ’ee here, cried Noakes, angrily,
human
I bain’t a-going to stand no more nonsense from you. Who be you, I’d like to know, coming and ordering me about in my own shop?
gpt
Far from it, Mr. Noakes. I only wished to give you a hint that your customer is entitled to buy sugar without any conditions, and it’s silly to put yourself in the wrong.