human
Y' ain't m' chice, said he in lower but very sulky tones;
gpt
Oh, no, she's not, said Lister smoothly;
human
If she does, she don't get no money o' mine.
gpt
That will be no hindrance, said Bella, who was rapidly regaining her colour.
human
I am willing to marry Cyril without a penny.
gpt
Y' shent, then,
human
I have yet to hear your objections, sir.
gpt
Yer name's Lister, and----
human
What--what do you know of my name?
gpt
Thet's my business, snapped Huxham, seeing his advantage,
human
Go, go, I can see you to-morrow,
gpt
Y' shell never see the swab again, roared Huxham, rising slowly, for the fall had shaken him, and he was no longer young.
human
I'll shut y' in yer room, an' feed y' on bread an' water.
gpt
If you dare to say that again, I'll break your head,
human
Oh, will y'? Huxham passed his tongue over his coarse lips and rubbed his big hands slowly. Apparently nothing would have given him greater pleasure than to pitch this man who dared him into the boundary channel; but he had learned a lesson from his late fall. Lister was active and young; the captain was elderly and slow. Therefore, in spite of his superior strength--and Huxham judged that he had that--it was risky to try conclusions of sheer brute force. The captain therefore, being a coward at heart, as all bullies are, weakened and retreated.
gpt
Y' git off m' land, was all that he could find to say,
human
I am quite ready to go home, said Bella boldly;
gpt
I'll do wot I please,
human
I don't think you will, she said, with feigned carelessness.
gpt
Cyril, go now, and I'll see you again to-morrow.
human
Ef y' come here again, shouted Huxham, boiling over once more,
gpt
I'll kill y'--thet I will.
human
Take care you aren't killed yourself first,