human
; whereupon Mr. Poyser said encouragingly,
gpt
Come, Tim, lad, let's hear it. Tim looked sheepish, tucked down his head, and said he couldn't sing; but this encouraging invitation of the master's was echoed all round the table. It was a conversational opportunity: everybody could say,
human
Come, Tim --except Alick, who never relaxed into the frivolity of unnecessary speech. At last Tim's next neighbour, Ben Tholoway, began to give emphasis to his speech by nudges, at which Tim, growing rather savage, said,
gpt
Let me alooan, will ye? else I'll ma' ye sing a toon ye wonna like.
human
Well, then, David, ye're the lad to sing, said Ben, willing to show that he was not discomfited by this check.
gpt
Sing 'My loove's a roos wi'out a thorn.'