human
How thim spalpeens could be ridin', whin all the rist are afoot, is somethin' that puzzles me, said he, after they had walked some distance further;
gpt
I can certainly know no more about it than you do.
human
Didn't ye obsarve them with particularity?
gpt
I can't say that I did; they were rather small, tough-looking; two were bay in color, while one was black: I noticed the black one more than the others, because the Indian that I hit was riding on him; I remember that he had a star in his forehead.
human
Who? The Winnebago?
gpt
You know well enough that I meant the horse----
human
What's the matter, Fred? Are ye ill?
gpt
My gracious! why didn't I think of that before? Those three horses belong to father, Mr. Hardin and Mr. Bowlby.
human
Are ye sure of the same?
gpt
Why, of course; I can't understand why I did not notice it the moment I saw them!