human
Flies tease him, said Tom apologetically.
gpt
Poor old Sol!
human
Don't touch him! cried Dick,
gpt
Poor old Sol!
human
Don't touch him, I tell you! He'll bite if you do! He's in a nasty temper because I would put on his bridle, and I was obliged to persuade him to be quiet with a pitchfork handle.
gpt
What a shame!
human
Shame, eh! Just you look here, cried Dick, and down one of his coarse worsted stockings, he displayed a great bruise on his white leg.
gpt
He did that three days ago, and he tried to do it again this morning, only I was too quick for him.
human
Haugh! haugh-h-haugh!
gpt
Says he's sorry for it!
human
Oh, very well then, I'm sorry I hit him with the pitchfork handle. I say, Tom, I gave him such a whop!
gpt
Where did you hit him?
human
Where I could. You can't pick your place when you try to hit Solomon. You must look sharp or you'll get it first.
gpt
But he wouldn't be so disagreeable if you were kind to him, said Tom.
human
Poor old Sol, then!