human
Well, now, said Tom, looking after the Dominie,
gpt
I wish I had been drunk instead of he. He does so take it to heart, poor old gentleman!
human
He has lost his self-esteem, Tom, replied I.
gpt
It should be a warning to you. Come, get your oar to pass.
human
Well, some people he fashioned one way and some another. I've been tipsy more than once, and I never lost anything but my reason, and that came back as soon as the grog left my head. I can't understand that fretting about having had a glass too much. I only frets when I can't get enough. Well, of all the noses I ever saw, his bests them by chalks; I did so want to laugh at it, but I knew it would pain him.
gpt
It is very kind of you, Tom, to hold your tongue, and I thank you very much.
human
And yet that old dad of mine swears I've got no fellow-feeling, which I consider a very undutiful thing for him to say. What's the reason, Jacob, that sons be always cleverer than their fathers?
gpt
I didn't know that was the case, Tom.
human
But it is so _now_, if it wasn't in _olden time_. The proverb says, `Young people _think_ old people to be fools, but old people _know_ young people to be fools.' We must alter that, for I says, `Old people _think_ young people to be fools, but young people _know_ old people to be fools.'
gpt
Have it your own way, Tom, that will do, rowed of all.