human
Marnen, gen’l’men, he said, presently, in the tone of one who would be a friend.
gpt
A warm day, Mr. Noakes,
human
Ay, sure, ’tis warm for the time o’ year, so ’tis. Vallyble work; if there be one thing I do admire, ’tis to see young gen’l’men go forth unto their labour until the evening, as the Book says—earning their bread with the sweat of their brow. Ah, ’tis a true word.
gpt
Purticler such young gen’l’men as you be, he went on,
human
He certainly hasn’t got the bump of combativeness, said Templeton;
gpt
Ah, yes, to be sure; he was a trifle overtaken with yer friend’s joke, as any young feller might be; but I told un ’twas just a bit o’ juvenile high spirits, and so he oughter hev took it. ’Let not the sun go down upon yer wrath,’ says I, and bless ’ee, he smiled like a cherub next day, he did. That there bump be a good size on soldiers’ heads, now? I warrant that young officer man as I seed down in village has a big un.
human
I really didn’t think to look, Mr. Noakes,
gpt
Only think o’ that, now, and I felt in my innards he’d come up along a-purpose. You didn’t say nought o’ finology, then?
human
Well, it was mentioned—just mentioned.
gpt
And Mr. Templeton assured Lieutenant Cradock that your son hadn’t the slightest prominence in that part of the skull, Eves broke in.
human
In fact, it’s the other way about.
gpt
Wonderful ways o’ Providence!
human
But I’m bound to say——
gpt
Come on, Bob; shovel in, or we’ll never get done, Eves interrupted.
human
There’s enough stuff dug; let’s cart it down. We’re trying an experiment in irrigation, Mr. Noakes.
gpt
Ah! irrigation. It needs a dry soil, to be sure; it’ll grow well here—very well indeed.