human
Just like the others, Dick. There must have been a tremendous fire here at one time.
gpt
And burned the whole forest down?
human
Burned the whole of the trees down to the stumps, my lad, and then the peat gradually formed over the roots, and they've lain there till we come and dig them out for firewood.
gpt
And they haven't rotted, father, although they have been under the peat and water all this time.
human
No, my boy; the peat is a preservative. Nothing seems to decay under the peat. Why, you ought to have known that by now.
gpt
I suppose I ought,