human
Is that the man you had from Mr. Singleton's,
gpt
Yes--Thompson,
human
Ah! returned Harriet,
gpt
Did Captain Gage keep the lad I recommended him?
human
Not long, replied Mr. Gage.
gpt
I never saw any thing so wretched as my father's management of his stables. He never bought a horse that he was not palpably cheated; and, if he chanced to buy a good one, the animal would be ruined, with that lame old sailor at the head of affairs.
human
Don't say one word against Captain Gage, exclaimed Harriet.
gpt
Whatever he does is sure to be better than any body else. I do not mean wiser, Mr. Gage, but better. Perhaps no one else would choose to have a lame sailor with one eye to superintend his stables. It shows he has more kindness than his neighbours.
human
He might have pensioned the old fellow, if he was so fond of him, instead of keeping him to do mischief, said Mr. Gage; pleased, however, with the tribute to his father's goodness of heart.
gpt
He once ruined a splendid pointer of mine with his nonsense; and even Hubert, a fellow who has spent his life in a frigate, could not help seeing how things were going on.