Not that their conversation was very edifying. I shall give you a sample.
Dick.—(After swallowing a worm six inches long.) “Tse, tse, tse, tse! Pretty Dick! Pr-r-r-etty Dick!”
Cockie.—“Pretty Cockie!”
Dick.—“Dick’s a darling starling, master’s pretty pet.”
Cockie.—“Poo-oor Cockie!”
Dick.—“Eh? Eh? What is it? What d’ye say? Tse, tse, tse! You rr-r-rascal!”
Cockie.—“Cockie wants to go to bed!”
Dick.—“You r-rascal! Sugar, snails, and sop! What is it, you r-rascal? Whew, whew, whew!” (whistling).
Cockie (singing).—“Lal de lal, de dal, de dal.”
Dick (talking very fast).—“Dick’s a darling! Dick’s a starling! Dick’s a master’s pretty pet, sugar, snails, and pretty sop; you r-r-rascal!”