human
What's that, boy?
gpt
Pea soup, 13, replied Tom;
human
Well, Jacob, said old Tom,
gpt
Tom's not a bit wiser than he was before--two scrapes to-day, already.
human
Well, father, if I prove my folly by getting into scrapes, I prove my wit by getting out of them.
gpt
Yes, that may be true, Tom; but suppose we had both come down with a run, what would you have thought then?
human
I suspect, father, that I should have been past thinking.
gpt
I once did see a thing of that kind happen, said old Tom, calling to mind former scenes in his life;