human
Surely ye aren't goin' anywhere this tame o' nate,
gpt
Yes, I am, said Norman.
human
I'm just off abroad. And I've come to say good-bye.
gpt
What! said old Canthrop, a person who combined the functions of village patriarch and village imbecile, and was, in accordance with the universal custom of savage communities, almost worshipped in consequence.
human
What! he repeated, making the mono-syllable rhyme with hat.
gpt
Aiy didn't know: no one tould me!
human
Well, you're the first to know as usual, Mr Canthrop. The old man doesn't know yet.
gpt
What! said old Canthrop, almost shrieking,
human
Isn't that rather sudden of you, Mr Price?
gpt
It's a scrape, Nancy ... these young dogs ... must let 'em sow their oats ... eh, what?... We know.
human
Gawd! ejaculated John Oggs, who was sitting behind him,
gpt
What nonsense! said Norman.
human
You don't imagine I should run away from trouble, do you? Or that I should be likely to get into trouble? Or that if I did I should be such a fool as to tell you anything about it?
gpt
Why did you, then?
human
I came to say good-bye,
gpt
Till to-morrow, eh? said the sexton.
human
You will not see me to-morrow,
gpt
See now, Mr Price, pursued the sexton,