human
I'm sure we're ill enough off already without them cutting us down at such a rate, said my mother, as she took a sip of tea from her saucer.
gpt
If it had not been for what the dominie brought from Edinburgh for Hal's silver, we'd have been most hard pressed this while back. But what we're to do when the winter comes round, I dinna ken. It's certain we'll not have meal enough to serve us; and there's the rent to pay, and clothes to get, and nothing coming in at all.
human
Well, mother, said Jessie,
gpt
We have all that, replied my mother.
human
But I'm thinking the sheep must be sold at Martinmas, or we'll not have much of a living for winter.
gpt
Then, if you sell the sheep, Halcro will need to go to the fishing,
human
He'll need to get work somewhere. The lad canna aye be idle; and there's nothing but the fishing for him, I doubt, if he doesna gang to the piloting with Carver Kinlay.
gpt
No, not that, I said.
human
I'd rather burn kelp than have anything to do with him.