human
Ho, ho, ho! he roared again! picking up the dead snake by its late motive power--the twine to wit.
gpt
Where's the young lady who isn't afraid of snakes?
human
Really, Chris, what a great schoolboy you are! said his sister.
gpt
If I were Violet, I should never forgive you. You had no business to frighten her like that!
human
No, you hadn't, said Violet, who now came up.
gpt
But I'll forgive you, Mr Selwood, because--I'll be even with you yet.
human
Hallo! That's a rum sort of forgiveness. Well, Miss Avory, I won't grumble; you shall work your wicked will, how, when, and where you please.
gpt
Ugh! What a hideous thing! said Violet, contemplating the dead reptile with a shudder,
human
But--joking apart--they can't be very plentiful, can they? Ever since I've been here I've only seen one, and it was dead.
gpt
There's a proverb here, Miss Avory, said Selwood, with a twinkle in his eye,
human
Nonsense, Violet. Don't believe a word of it, said Marian.
gpt
Chris, you ought to be ashamed of yourself. Where did you get that rinkhaals from?
human
This end wall of the land. He was coiled up, basking in the sun. Saw him before he saw me--slunk round t'other side of the wall, and dropped a stone bang on the top of him. Like to have the skin to hang up in your bedroom, Miss Avory?
gpt
Ugh! No, I wouldn't. But wait a bit, Mr Selwood. You'll live to wish you hadn't played me this trick yet,
human
Hallo! What's all this?