human
We must offer to pay Noakes for the damage,
gpt
Rot! We haven’t done tuppence-ha’-penny worth; and how do we know it’s his field?
human
I’m sure he wouldn’t say so if it wasn’t, and there’s certainly a hole in the hedge. I’ll just see what he says.
gpt
I’m willing to pay any reasonable sum for damages, Mr. Noakes,
human
Are ye? replied the man with a grin.
gpt
I be main glad to hear it. You shall have the bill, don’t ’ee make no mistake about that. But I won’t take no money ’cept by judge and jury.