human
Say now, Joe, what you kickin' 'bout?
gpt
Him,
human
Mr. Ben? Why, he's one of our best friends. Maw likes him better'n anybody I ever kept company with. What have all you fellers got against him?
gpt
He was black marveled at the hall all right,
human
What for?
gpt
It ain't none of my business to tell what for,
human
Maw says all you fellows are jealous 'cause he talks so pretty and wears such stylish clothes.
gpt
We might, too, if we got 'em like he done, Joe began, then checked himself.
human
Say, Mittie, why don't yer maw like me?
gpt
She says you haven't got any school education and don't talk good grammar.
human
Don't I talk good grammar?
gpt
I don't know, said Mittie;
human
Me? Oh, off and on 'bout two year. The old man was always poorly, and Maw, she had to work out, till me an' the boys done got big enough to work. 'Fore that I had to stay home and mind the kids. Don't I talk like other fellers, Mittie?
gpt
You talk better than some,