human
Well, George, I fear you don't find much game.
gpt
No-o, sir, no--nŏt mutch. 'A' been thruff (through) t' covers, and seen some auld budds--and, please, sir, I'd loike to shūt 'em.
human
Shoot them! That's an odd way of preserving them, unless indeed you intend to stuff them. Are you mad? There may be only a few birds, but I suppose a few are better than none.
gpt
No-o, sir, no--they beant. A few auld budds is wuss than none.
human
How's that? What do you mean?
gpt
Well, I tell'e, sir--t' auld uns be so stu_p_id--jealous _ver_rē (very)--t' missis is sŭm_túmes_ (sometimes) ees verrē--I sure she is. They _fight_ t' young uns, and _can't do_ with strangers no how. Folks say a barren hen, if she foĭnd (find) a nest, 'ill brak all t' eggs. A don't k_no_w about that; perhaps they brak 'em i' t' fighting, but they be brukken sure e_nae_f. So ye see, sir, 'spose we have _no_ budds here, then t' young 'uns, when t' auld 'uns fight 'em in neighbours' covers, coom in here to uz--and foĭnd 'emselves quite coomfortuble and _bide_. And b'sides they'll knōw-thĕy-'ve-nŏ-rīght--thĕy'll knōw-thĕy-'ve-nŏ-rīght thĕmsēlves, and so _they_ wunt fight t' new comers. There be sŭm gentlemen as shūts doon one-third of their estate every year, clean right away--and then t' pheasants and t' partridge coom in like-o-o-o. Quite many of them; yes, they do like t' settlars in 'Merika, as á' do hear say.