human
But they're gettin' madder and madder all the while, just because we didn't send 'em an invite to our little feast! declared Step Hen.
gpt
Just listen to the critters yawp, would you, Thad? They're buttin' in closer and closer, a foot at a time. And honest now, I reckon there must be all the way from half a dozen to ten thousand of 'em around us.
human
That's a pretty good and safe range, laughed the patrol leader;
gpt
Well, I should say, not any, returned Step Hen, after giving his companion a quick glance, as if to see whether he really meant it, or was only joking.
human
We had too much hard work getting our supply to throw it to the dogs. Let the lazy curs run along, and find some for themselves. Besides, it's too good to think of wasting it. I want the rest of the fellers to taste _our_ venison. Mine went glimmering, and I hope it half choked that villainous crowd. Anyway you vowed it was a whole lot tougher than this haunch; and there's that comfort.