human
There's a chance for you, Ralph, said he;
gpt
Because it's not easy to explain, said I, considering the best way in which to convey the meaning of such a word.--
human
A compromise, Mak, is--is a bargain, a compact--at least so Johnson puts it--
gpt
Yes, interposed Peterkin;
human
No, no, Mak, said I quickly;
gpt
Peterkin is talking nonsense. It is not a bargain of that kind; it's a--a--You know every question has two sides?
human
Yis, massa.
gpt
Well, suppose you took one side.
human
Yis.
gpt
And suppose I took the other side.
human
Then suppose we were to agree to forsake our respective sides and meet, as it were, half-way, and thus hold the same middle course--
gpt
Ay, down the middle and up again; that's it, Mak, again interrupted Peterkin--
human
Ho! ha! ha! hi!