human
I wish I had as much confidence in myself as you seem to feel in me, Toby, was what Elmer told him,
gpt
We've been in others just as tough, remember, Lil Artha declared,
human
That's the way to talk, Elmer continued;
gpt
Well, said George, drily, as he stared very hard at his now empty platter,
human
I'm doing my level best to force myself to believe this pannikin is heaped high with beefsteak and fried onions and fried potatoes; now if I've got a third of a chance to get what I'm wishing for, even that much would fill a long-felt want. But say, none of you see any grub coming along on my dish do you? Well, wishing don't seem to do any good. I'm as hungry as ever, too, worse luck. Even speaking of such splendid eatings seems to make my mouth water.
gpt
Then stop it! cried Toby;
human
Hold on there! don't you aggravate things by mentioning that list again, or I'll proceed to roll you out of this hole into the snow drifts!
gpt
I'm dumb as an oyster, Lil Artha, he protested.
human
I haven't got another word to say; but if there's got to be any ejecting done let's grab the right party, and see that he gets his full dose.