human
We have a big job tomorrow for which we are going to get a dollar and a half, announced Tad.
gpt
Stacy will have to go along and help.
human
What doing?
gpt
Cutting wood.
human
No, sir! You forget that I have a weak heart. I might drop dead,
gpt
Then we shouldn't have to pay the costs for you again. Professor, don't you think it would be bad for Stacy's weak heart if he were to fill up on this bacon?
human
Wha--what? Don't I get any supper?
gpt
You most certainly do not. If you are too weak in your heart to help cut up a little wood you are too weak to eat. That's flat. Go to bed,
human
I--I'll work. I'll cut the wood, but if I die it will be your fault. I don't care much what becomes of me now. I want my supper.
gpt
Professor, with your permission, we will give him a small slice of bacon, said Tad.
human
If it has no bad effect on him, we will give him another, a very thin slice, just before he turns in for the night.