human
Yow seem straange and popped [put out of temper] this morning, young mester. Young Tom o' Grimsey and you been hewing a bit of a fight?
gpt
Fight! no, Dave; the fire!
human
Eh?
gpt
The fire! Don't you know that Grimsey was nearly all burned down last night?
human
Grimsey! bont down! he exclaimed, and his lower jaw dropped and showed his yellow teeth, but only to recover himself directly and pick up the pole.
gpt
Yah! he snarled;
human
Tom Tallington isn't there, Dave! cried Dick.
gpt
I tell you there was a bad fire at Grimsey last night!
human
Nay, lad, you don't mean it!
gpt
There was! Look! you can see the smoke rising now.
human
Hey! bud theer is the roke [smoke or vapour] sewer enough!
gpt
Didn't you see it last night?
human
Nay, lad; I fished till I couldn't see, for the baits, and then went home and fitted the hooks on to the bands and see to the blethers, and then I happed mysen oop and went to sleep.
gpt
And heard and saw nothing of the fire?
human
Nay, I see nowt, lad. Two mile to my plaace from here and two mile from here to Grimsey, mak's four mile. Nay, I heered nowt!
gpt
Of course you wouldn't, Dave! The light shone in at my window and woke me up, and we were all there working with buckets to put it out!
human
Wucking wi' boockets! said Dave slowly as he stared in the direction of Tallington's farm.
gpt
Hey, but I wish I'd been theer!
human
I wish you had, Dave!
gpt
Did she blaaze much, mun?
human
Blaze! why, everything was lit up, and the smoke and sparks flew in clouds!
gpt
Did it, though? said Dave thoughtfully.
human
Now, look here, lad, he continued, taking out his tobacco-box;
gpt
I don't know what you mean, Dave,
human
Then I'll tell'ee, lad. Some un got smoking his pipe in one of they stables, and set it afire.
gpt
No, no; some one must have set fire to the stacks.
human
Nay!
gpt
Yes; that was it, and father thinks it was.
human
Not one o' the men, lad; nay, not one o' the men!
gpt
No, but some one who doesn't like the drain made, and that it was done out of spite.