human
Why, they bean't made, sir; they grows.
gpt
Grow? Why, nonsense, man! What do you mean by grow?
human
Why, same as 'taters grows.
gpt
Dear me! Why, those stones can never grow! said the scientific man.
human
They have been that way for years and years, and if you were to look at them years hence, they would be just the same size.
gpt
Why, in course they'd be, 'cause they've been taken out o' the earth, and they stops growin' then same as 'taters would.
human
How many men have you?
gpt
About one hundred, he said;