“Do you mean this for banter, sir?”
“No, sir; I was only thinking it was stoopid of you to talk in that way.”
“Samson!”
“Master Fred! How are we to know what’s going to happen so as to be prepared? Human folks aren’t seeds, as you know what they’ll do. If I puts in a bean, it comes up beans; but you never know what we’re going to come up.”
“Don’t ramble on like that. Now, listen to me. We must get them to the cave at once.”
“Right, sir.”
“Then what shall we do first?”
“First thing’s wittling the place, and putting in some stores.”
“Now, that sounds sensible. Quite right. We must get some blankets.”
“From the Manor, sir?”