human
Say, did I do the thing up in good style, boys?
gpt
I should say you did, Monkey! burst out Billy.
human
Makes me think of one of Aesop's fables I used to read ever so long ago, about the lion and the donkey out hunting together.
gpt
Suppose you tell us about it then,
human
Why, proceeded Billy, hastily,
gpt
All the same I had the longest pole that knocked down the persimmons, he asserted.
human
I gave that bunch the biggest scare of their lives. The way is clear for us now, and, thank goodness, we won't have to sleep under the same roof with that greasy pair of rascals, and, after all; that was the end in view.
gpt
Monkey, said Arthur,
human
Well, since we've met the enemy and won the fight, laughed the other,
gpt
I should say our best move would be to occupy the abandoned works. Monkey can lead us to where he managed to get into the castle.
human
As easy as falling off a log, asserted the other, proudly, as became the principal actor in the late little
gpt
Besides, added Alec, impatiently,
human
What's the hurry? asked Billy, who liked to put off things to a more convenient season whenever he could find half of an excuse;
gpt
asserted Alec, when, in truth, it was mostly his impatience that hastened his actions.
human
How do we know what sort of a day to-morrow may turn out to be? Suppose a storm came along, how could I get a good picture of the castle to send my aunt so as to pay for the elegant camera she gave me?
gpt
Guess you're right there, Alec, admitted Billy, always ready to own up when he felt that the argument was going against him.
human
Besides, it needs plenty of light to get views inside the house, when the windows are as small and measly as they seem to be here.
gpt
Oh! as for that, declared the other, airily,
human
You've certainly got a level head on your shoulders, Alec,