human
But I say, stranger, said Big Waller,
gpt
There, friend, you are wrong. This country does, indeed, resemble an oyster; and I hope, by the aid of the mighty levers of knowledge and enterprise, to open it up. I mean to take notes and sketches, and, if spared, return to my native land, and publish the result of my observations. I do not, indeed, expect that the public will buy my work; but I shall publish a large edition at my own cost, and present copies to all the influential men in the kingdom.
human
What! Make a book?
gpt
Even so.
human
Will it have pictures?
gpt
Ay, it will be profusely illustrated.
human
Wot! pictures o' grisly bears?
gpt
Of course.
human
An' men?
gpt
And men also, if I fall in with them.
human
Then here's one, I guess, cried the bold Yankee, combing out his matted locks hastily with his fingers, and sitting up in what he conceived to be a proper position.
gpt
Here you are, sir. I'm your man; fix me off slick. Only think! Big Waller in a book--a _raal_ book!
human
I have drawn you already, friend,
gpt
Draw'd me already?
human
Ay, there you are,