human
How much did you pay for that dog?
gpt
I didn't pay anything, replied Anderson.
human
Somebody left him in the street in front of my office when he was a puppy, or he strayed there. I never knew which.
gpt
So you took him in?
human
Yes.
gpt
Do you always keep him shut up here?
human
A great part of the time. Sometimes he stays in my store nights. He is a very good watch-dog.
gpt
You keep him shut up because he bit a boy?
human
Most of the time. He is a little uncertain in his temper, I am afraid.
gpt
Didn't he bite any one but that one boy?
human
No, not that I know of. But he has sprang at a good many people and frightened them, and I have either to keep him tied or shoot him.
gpt
He didn't kill the boy?
human
Oh no! He was not very badly bitten.
gpt
Well, I know one thing, said Eddy, with conviction.
human
I would not like a nice dog like that shut up all his life because he had bitten me.