human
Take plenty dis yere hot coffee, Marse Kenneth, urged Zachariah, at the end of a prodigious yawn.
gpt
Yo' all gwine need sumpin to keep yo' 'wake, suh, so's yo' won't fall out'n de saddle. Dis yere--
human
Speaking of saddles, have you fed Brandy Boy?
gpt
Yas, suh. Ah dunno as Ah evah see a hoss mo' took by 'stonishment dan he wuz when Ah step brisk-like into his stall an' sez 'Doggone yo', Brandy Boy, don't yo' know de sun's gwine to be up in less'n two hours? Wha' fo' is yo' keepin' me an' Marse Kenneth waitin' lak dis? Git ep dar, yo' lazy, good-fer-nuffin,--'
human
And what did Brandy Boy say in response to that?
gpt
How dat, suh?
human
Did he reply in courteous terms or was he testy and out of sorts? Now, just what DID he say?
gpt
Ah reckon yo' all better go on back to bed, suh, an' lemme call yo' when yo' is wide awake. Ain' no sense in yo' startin' off on dis yere hossback ride when yo' is still enjoyin' setch a good night's sleep. No, SUH!
human
I will take another cup of your excellent coffee, Zachariah. That will make three, won't it?
gpt
Fust Ah is seein' things in de evenin' an' den Ah hears all dis yere talk 'bout a hoss SAYIN' things in de mornin',--Yas, suh,--yas, SUH! Comin' right along, suh. Little mo' side-meat, suh?
human
Take a peep out of the window and see if any one is stirring over at Mrs. Gwyn's.
gpt
You don't say so! Is it Mrs. Gwyn?
human
Hit ain' light enough fo' to see--
gpt
Run out and saddle Brandy Boy at once, and be quick about it.
human
No, suh, hit ain' Mrs. Gwyn. Hit's Miss Violy. 'Pears lak she comin' over here, suh. Leastwise she come out'n de gate kind o' fast-like,--gotten a shawl wrap aroun'--