human
By my beard! as the men of the heathen East swear, said the king,
gpt
He speaks only the Gaelic, your majesty,
human
You have the Gaelic, MacNeish, continued the king, addressing one of his train.
gpt
Expound to him, I beg of you, my question. What is the first duty of a huntsman?
human
He says, your majesty, that a huntsman's first duty is to kill the game he is sent for.
gpt
Quite right, and the king nodded approval.
human
Ask him if he knows as well the second duty of a huntsman.
gpt
He says, your majesty, translated MacNeish,
human
Right again, cried the king, smiting his thigh,
gpt
But, your majesty--
human
To the kitchen with him! sternly commanded the king.
gpt
Strip off the woodlander's jacket he has disgraced and tie round him the strings of a scullion's apron, which will suit his middle better than the belt of a sword. Then the king, flashing forth his own weapon and stepping aside, swung it over the head of the Highlander, who stood like a statue in spite of the menace, and the sword came down with a deft accuracy which severed the binding cords without touching the person of the prisoner, freeing him at a stroke. A murmur of admiration at the dexterity of the king went up from the assemblage, every member of which was himself an expert with the weapon. The freed Highlander raised his brawny arms above his head and gave startling vent to the war-cry of his clan,
human
Loch Sloy! Loch Sloy!
gpt
Gratitude in a MacFarlane!
human
Aye, said the king,
gpt
continued his majesty,