human
Why, I had one of those prison bars in position, and unfortunately leaned too hard on the same,
gpt
The pesky thing betrayed your confidence, did it?
human
Just about how it happened, the other continued, frankly.
gpt
I must have tried to save myself, more through intuition than because I had time to think about it. Anyway I got doubled up somehow; and that's the reason I stuck in the flue. One thing I'm glad of, and that is you fellows were close by, and could hear me yelp. If you'd gone off I might have had to stay there all afternoon; and let me tell you it would have been no joke.
human
Ready to give it up as a bad job, are you, Lub?
gpt
What, me quit for a little thing like that? burst out the other;
human
I should hope I was a better stayer than that, boys. It only makes me clinch my teeth, and resolve to conquer or die.
gpt
Well, please don't die in our chimney flue, begged Ethan;