human
Don't hold your snaffle reins that way, Mr. Porter, said the major to the new lad as he rode up beside him.
gpt
You can't control your horse in an emergency. Let me show you,
human
Humph! I guess I know something about horses, complained Porter, when the instructors had passed on.
gpt
I straddled one before I came here. I had a German riding master, and what he didn't know about horses wasn't worth putting on ice. I'll ride as I please.
human
Oh, you fellows make me tired! Porter grumbled.
gpt
Why don't you do some fast riding.
human
You'll get all the fast riding you want if you stay long enough,
gpt
Captain Hamilton, you and Lieutenant Drew take several of the new cadets and ride around by the long lake road. Give them some points. Take about ten--Mr. Porter and Mr. Weston, fall in with Captain Hamilton's squad.
human
Hum! I guess Captain Hamilton thinks he knows it all,
gpt
Not a bit of it, answered Dick good naturedly.
human
But orders are orders you'll find. Come ahead, and I'll show you a fine bit of road, some magnificent scenery, and we'll have a good gallop. Look out there, Paul, I don't like the way Spitfire is acting!