human
Look at his teeth! cried Tom excitedly;
gpt
Yes, and sharp as knives!
human
Ay, he've hed nice games in his time here, lads! said Dave, grinning with pleasure.
gpt
I'm straange and glad you've caught him. Many's the time I've sin him chase the fish and tak' down the water-rats. One day he hed howd of a big duck. He got it by its legs as I was going along, and the poor thing quacked and tried to fly, but down it went d'reckly. Big pike like this un'll yeat owt.
human
And if he got hold of them with these hooked teeth, Dave, they wouldn't get away.
gpt
Nay, lad, that they wouldn't. He'd take a pike half as big as hissen, if he got the charnsh.
human
Well, he won't kill any more, cried Dick triumphantly.
gpt
Oh, Tom, if we had lost him after all!
human
I'd reyther hev lost a whole tak' o' duck, lads, said Dave, shaking each of his companions' hands warmly.
gpt
There'll be straange games among all the fishes and birds here, because he's ketched. Look at him! Theer's a pike, and they're a trying to dree-ern all the watter off from the fens and turn 'em into fields. Hey, lads, it'll be a straange bad time for us when it's done.
human
But do you think it will take off all the water, and spoil the fen, Dave?
gpt
Nay, lad, I don't, said Dave with sudden emphasis.
human
It's agen nature, and it wean't be done. Hey and we must be getting back.