human
Really, John! How can you bear to spend your time whip--whip--whipping at the stream all day long and never a single fish taking the least notice of you?
gpt
Ah, but think o' the delight, Maria, when you do get a fish! Lor' bless us, my dear, have you forgotten the day when you hooked me?
human
Yes, my boy, ain't he a beauty? Forty pounds--three foot eight from tail to snout--fresh run! I'm going to have him photographed, with a full-grown man standing by, to show the proportions. By the way --(_faintly_)--
gpt
Haud up yer rod, man! Ye have 'm! ye have 'm!
human
Inasmuch, sir, as you are now promoted to the condition of a beak, I do send you a perch.
gpt
A small box of gentles, please. And look sharp! I want to catch a 'bus!!