human
Oh, I hope they will adopt the Declaration of Independence, Dick! said Tom.
gpt
I'm sure they will, aren't you?
human
I think they will, Tom. I hope so.
gpt
Bah, they won't do nothin' uv the kind, Dick Dare!
human
Uv course they won't, added Lem Hicks.
gpt
They don't darst. They know that ef they do, they'll git into trouble with King George. They won't ring no old Liberty Bell to-day.
human
Well, they just will! cried Tom Dare, who was an excitable, impulsive youth.
gpt
They'll ring it pretty soon, Lem Hicks, and they aren't afraid of your old king, not a bit of it!
human
What's thet! Don't ye dare speak disrespectfully uv the king! snarled Zeke Boggs, making a threatening motion with his fist.
gpt
Ef ye do, why et'll be the worse fur ye, that's all.