human
I hit him hard, insisted Terry, who proceeded to reload his piece;
gpt
If you had done so, he would have given some evidence of it, but there was not the slightest.
human
Ye know that such creatures are tough, coolly remarked Terry;
gpt
If I could believe that, said the other,
human
I would hide somewhere until he went away, for it would be only a waste of powder and ball to shoot at him.
gpt
Hasn't he gone off? What are ye talking about?
human
Gone away? Yes; for awhile, but we are not done with that beast yet; we shall have trouble with him.
gpt
If we keep our guns loaded and our powder dry, we'll open on him, and if we can't kill him we'll fill him with so much lead that he won't be able to travel fast, and we'll bid him good-by and walk from him.