human
Hurry, now, and get washed, and then set your table,
gpt
I'm tired of gettin' up early mornin's just to be doin' girl's work,
human
What was that story, Moike, you was tellin' me about the smartest fellow in the Gineral's mess, before he got to be a gineral, you know, bein' so handy at all sorts of woman's work? Didn't you tell me the Gineral said there couldn't no woman come up to him?
gpt
I did, mother.
human
I call that pretty foine. Beatin' the women at their own work. There was only wan man in the mess that could do it, you said?
gpt
Yes, mother,
human
I thought so. 'Tain't often you foind a rale handy man loike that. And he was the best foighter they had, too?
gpt
Yes, mother.
human
I thought I remimbered all about it. Jim, here, can foight, but do woman's work he can't. That is, and do it good. He mostly gets the tablecloth crooked. No, he's no hand at the girl's work.
gpt
I'll show you,
human
Mother, ventured Pat, though he had not yet received the word,
gpt
So it is, Pat, so it is,
human
Maybe Jim can do girl's work after all.
gpt
Maybe he can, Pat, but he'll have to prove it before he'll foind them that'll belave it. That's the way in this world. 'Tis not enough to be sayin' you can do this and that. You've got to prove it. And how will you prove it? By doin' it, of course.