human
We caught this bird over on the moor the day, sir, I said,
gpt
Man, Halcro, but that's a bonny specimen! A harrier, a hen harrier, I declare! 'Deed but it will be a right fine addition to our collection. And what way did ye kill it, d'ye say? Not wi' a gun, surely?
human
No; it was flying after a peewit, and the dog caught it. Willie Hercus thrawed its neck.
gpt
Well, well, that's most amazing. How I wish I'd been with you. I'd rather hae caught a harrier than a hundred sea trout.
human
Did ye get some good fishing at the Bush, sir?
gpt
Oh, ay, very good, very good; thanks to those hooks o' yours, Halcro. I left a dozen trout wi' Jack Paterson's wife, and a dozen wi' Mary Firth, and these I brought home. That's no sae bad, is it?