instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: What are you giving me? I said.

output: "What are you giving me?" I said.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: My father was a blacksmith, my uncle was a horse doctor, and I was both, along at first.

output: My father was a blacksmith, my uncle was a horse doctor, and I was both, along at first.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: Truly, said Sir Launcelot, that one knight over yonder shall I help, for it would be shameful for me to see three knights against one.

output: Truly, said Sir Launcelot, yonder one knight shall I help, for it were shame for me to see three knights on one, and if he be slain I am partner of his death.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: I am an American.

output: I am an American.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: I also cheered him up with a hot Scotch whisky; gave him another one; then still another—always hoping for his story.

output: I also comforted him with a hot Scotch whisky; gave him another one; then still another--hoping always for his story.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: Three things caught my attention about him: his honest simplicity, his amazing knowledge of old armor, and how restful his company was—seeing as he did all the talking.

output: He attracted me by three things: his candid simplicity, his marvelous familiarity with ancient armor, and the restfulness of his company--for he did all the talking.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: For, sir, said they, most of us have been prisoners here these seven years, and we have worked all kinds of silk work for our food.

output: For, sir, said they, the most part of us have been here this seven year their prisoners, and we have worked all manner of silk works for our meat, and we are all great gentle-women born, and blessed be the time, knight, that ever thou wert born.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: From time to time I dipped into old Sir Thomas Malory's enchanting book, and feasted on its rich banquet of wonders and adventures.

output: From time to time I dipped into old Sir Thomas Malory's enchanting book, and fed at its rich feast of prodigies and adventures, breathed in the fragrance of its obsolete names, and dreamed again.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: So it followed that the Almighty ought to make that choice, which was plain enough.

output: That the Deity ought to make that selection, then, was likewise manifest and indisputable.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: At last I met my match, and I got my dose.

output: At last I met my match, and I got my dose.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: That is, until the fellow writing this book ran into the Pompadour and Lady Castlemaine and some other such rulers.

output: I mean, until the author of this book encountered the Pompadour, and Lady Castlemaine, and some other executive heads of that kind.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: And then soon after Sir Kay departed and thanked his host.

output: And then soon after departed Sir Kay, and thanked his host.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: I saw he meant business, so I was up the tree when he arrived.

output: I saw he meant business, so I was up the tree when he arrived.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: Then, after a pause, he added: I did it myself.

output: Then, after a pause, added: "I did it myself."


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: My acquaintance smiled—not a modern smile, but one that must have gone out of common use many, many centuries ago.

output: My acquaintance smiled--not a modern smile, but one that must have gone out of general use many, many centuries ago--and muttered apparently to himself:


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: Will I which?

output: "Will I which?"


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: The matter of whether kings have some God-given right to rule ain't settled in this book.

output: The question as to whether there is such a thing as divine right of kings is not settled in this book.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: And when it was time, his host brought him to a fair room over the gate to his bed.

output: And when time was, his host brought him into a fair garret over the gate to his bed.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: After a fourth persuader, he drifted into it himself, in a quite simple and natural way.

output: After a fourth persuader, he drifted into it himself, in a quite simple and natural way:


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: Right away there came upon him two great giants, well armed except for their heads, with two horrible clubs in their hands.

output: Anon withal came there upon him two great giants, well armed, all save the heads, with two horrible clubs in their hands.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: We ended up together, as shy folks do, at the back of the crowd getting shown around.

output: We fell together, as modest people will, in the tail of the herd that was being shown through, and he at once began to say things which interested me.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: So I am a Yankee of the Yankees—and practical; yes, and nearly empty of sentiment, I suppose—or poetry, in other words.

output: So I am a Yankee of the Yankees--and practical; yes, and nearly barren of sentiment, I suppose--or poetry, in other words.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: When midnight came at last, I read another tale for a nightcap—this one that follows here.

output: Midnight being come at length, I read another tale, for a nightcap--this which here follows, to wit:


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: It was plain as day that the head of a nation ought to be someone of high character and remarkable ability.

output: That the executive head of a nation should be a person of lofty character and extraordinary ability, was manifest and indisputable.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: And then right away within six strokes Sir Launcelot had struck them to the ground.

output: And then anon within six strokes Sir Launcelot had stricken them to the earth.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: Notice the round hole through the chain-mail in the left breast; can't be explained; supposed to have been made with a bullet since guns were invented—perhaps spitefully by Cromwell's soldiers.

output: Observe the round hole through the chain-mail in the left breast; can't be accounted for; supposed to have been done with a bullet since invention of firearms--perhaps maliciously by Cromwell's soldiers."


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: Just like I'd talk about my closest friends or enemies, or my most familiar neighbors, he spoke of Sir Bedivere, Sir Bors de Ganis, Sir Launcelot of the Lake, Sir Galahad, and all the other great names of the Round Table.

output: Exactly as I would speak of my nearest personal friends or enemies, or my most familiar neighbors, he spoke of Sir Bedivere, Sir Bors de Ganis, Sir Launcelot of the Lake, Sir Galahad, and all the other great names of the Table Round.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: I had, anyway.

output: I had, anyway.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: There was half a moment of quiet, right away broken by the droning voice of the paid guide.

output: There was half a moment of silence, immediately interrupted by the droning voice of the salaried cicerone:


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: No sir, said he, I will have none of your help, so if you want my help let me handle them alone.

output: Nay, sir, said he, I will none of your help, therefore as ye will have my help let me alone with them.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: It's something that needs settling, naturally, and I ain't got nothing particular planned for next winter anyhow.

output: It is, of course, a thing which ought to be settled, and I am not going to have anything particular to do next winter anyway.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: He was so little interested—just like when folks talk about the weather—that he didn't notice whether I gave him any answer or not.

output: He was so little interested--just as when people speak of the weather--that he did not notice whether I made him any answer or not.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: As he talked along, soft and pleasant-like, flowing smooth, he seemed to drift away without you noticing into some far-off time and forgotten country.

output: As he talked along, softly, pleasantly, flowingly, he seemed to drift away imperceptibly out of this world and time, and into some remote era and old forgotten country.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: Then Sir Launcelot went into the hall, and there came before him sixty ladies and damsels, and all kneeled to him and thanked God and him for their rescue.

output: Then Sir Launcelot went into the hall, and there came afore him three score ladies and damsels, and all kneeled unto him, and thanked God and him of their deliverance.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: It was also clear that only the Almighty could pick such a person without making mistakes.

output: That none but the Deity could select that head unerringly, was also manifest and indisputable.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: I became head superintendent; had a couple of thousand men under me.

output: I became head superintendent; had a couple of thousand men under me.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: That business turned out to be too blamed difficult to figure out.

output: It was found too difficult.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: With a couple of thousand rough men under one, one has plenty of that sort of amusement.

output: With a couple of thousand rough men under one, one has plenty of that sort of amusement.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: Sir Launcelot put his shield before him, and turned away the stroke of one giant, and with his sword he split his head in two.

output: Sir Launcelot put his shield afore him, and put the stroke away of the one giant, and with his sword he clave his head asunder.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: Not entirely; for there was a fellow on a horse, looking down at me—a fellow fresh out of a picture-book.

output: Not entirely; for there was a fellow on a horse, looking down at me--a fellow fresh out of a picture-book.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: And then they all three cried, Sir Knight, we yield ourselves to you as a man of matchless might.

output: And then they all three cried, Sir Knight, we yield us unto you as man of might matchless.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: Sir Kay for the pleasure of the knight allowed him to do his will and stood aside.

output: Sir Kay for the pleasure of the knight suffered him for to do his will, and so stood aside.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: And then he mounted his horse and rode into many strange and wild countries, and through many waters and valleys, and he was poorly lodged.

output: And then he mounted upon his horse, and rode into many strange and wild countries, and through many waters and valleys, and evil was he lodged.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: And with that he took his armor and went out a window by a sheet down to the four knights.

output: And therewith he took his harness and went out at a window by a sheet down to the four knights, and then Sir Launcelot said on high, Turn you knights unto me, and leave your fighting with that knight.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: As I put the book down there was a knock at the door, and my stranger came in.

output: As I laid the book down there was a knock at the door, and my stranger came in.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: There Sir Launcelot took off his armor and set his gear beside him and went to bed, and soon he fell asleep.

output: There Sir Launcelot unarmed him, and set his harness by him, and went to bed, and anon he fell on sleep.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: I gave him a pipe and a chair and made him welcome.

output: I gave him a pipe and a chair, and made him welcome.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: Then you shall, said Sir Launcelot, on Whitsunday next coming go to the court of King Arthur.

output: Then shall ye, said Sir Launcelot, on Whitsunday next coming go unto the court of King Arthur, and there shall ye yield you unto Queen Guenever, and put you all three in her grace and mercy, and say that Sir Kay sent you thither to be her prisoners.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: There was argument on his side—and the bulk of the advantage—so I judged it best to humor him.

output: There was argument on his side--and the bulk of the advantage--so I judged it best to humor him.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: Well, a man like that is a man that is full of fight—that goes without saying.

output: Well, a man like that is a man that is full of fight--that goes without saying.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: Fair damsels, he said, my name is Sir Launcelot du Lake.

output: Fair damsels, he said, my name is Sir Launcelot du Lake.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: Fair knight, said they, we would be reluctant to do that; for as for Sir Kay we chased him here and had overcome him if you had not been here.

output: Fair knight, said they, that were we loath to do; for as for Sir Kay we chased him hither, and had overcome him had ye not been; therefore, to yield us unto him it were no reason.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: When I came to again, I was sitting under an oak tree, on the grass, with a whole beautiful and broad country landscape all to myself—nearly.

output: When I came to again, I was sitting under an oak tree, on the grass, with a whole beautiful and broad country landscape all to myself--nearly.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: As to that, said Sir Launcelot, I will not accept your surrender to me, but only if you yield yourselves to Sir Kay the seneschal.

output: As to that, said Sir Launcelot, I will not take your yielding unto me, but so that ye yield you unto Sir Kay the seneschal, on that covenant I will save your lives and else not.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: All that evening I sat by my fire at the Warwick Arms, soaked in a dream of the old times, while the rain beat on the windows and the wind roared around the eaves and corners.

output: All that evening I sat by my fire at the Warwick Arms, steeped in a dream of the olden time, while the rain beat upon the windows, and the wind roared about the eaves and corners.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: We fixed up an agreement whereby I was to go with him and he was not to hurt me.

output: We fixed up an agreement whereby I was to go with him and he was not to hurt me.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: Well, as to that, said Sir Launcelot, think it over carefully, for you may choose whether you will die or live.

output: Well, as to that, said Sir Launcelot, advise you well, for ye may choose whether ye will die or live, for an ye be yielden, it shall be unto Sir Kay.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: Then soon after Sir Kay arose and missed Sir Launcelot; and then he noticed that he had his armor and his horse.

output: Then soon after arose Sir Kay and missed Sir Launcelot; and then he espied that he had his armor and his horse.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: Get along back to your circus, or I'll report you.

output: "Get along back to your circus, or I'll report you."


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: When his companion saw that, he ran away like he was crazy, for fear of the terrible blows.

output: When his fellow saw that, he ran away as he were wood [*demented], for fear of the horrible strokes, and Sir Launcelot after him with all his might, and smote him on the shoulder, and clave him to the middle.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: Know ye well, I saw it done.

output: "Wit ye well, _I saw it done_."


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: You can go ahead and copy it, pass it along, or use it again however you see fit under the rules that come with this book.

output: You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this ebook or online at www.gutenberg.org.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: Then Sir Kay prepared himself to help Sir Launcelot.

output: Then Sir Kay dressed him for to have holpen Sir Launcelot.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: Pretty soon he turned to me and said, casual as talking about the weather or any other ordinary matter.

output: Presently he turned to me and said, just as one might speak of the weather, or any other common matter--


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: The rough laws and harsh customs I touch upon in this yarn are true to history, and the stories I use to show them are historical too.

output: The ungentle laws and customs touched upon in this tale are historical, and the episodes which are used to illustrate them are also historical.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: I told him I hadn't heard tell of it.

output: I said I had not heard of it.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: Fair sir, will ye just? said this fellow.

output: "Fair sir, will ye just?" said this fellow.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: Will ye try a passage of arms for land or lady or for—

output: "Will ye try a passage of arms for land or lady or for--"


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: Then I went over to the great arms factory and learned my real trade; learned all there was to it.

output: Then I went over to the great arms factory and learned my real trade; learned all there was to it; learned to make everything: guns, revolvers, cannon, boilers, engines, all sorts of labor-saving machinery.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: He laid me out with a crusher alongside the head that made everything crack, and seemed to spring every joint in my skull and made it overlap its neighbor.

output: He laid me out with a crusher alongside the head that made everything crack, and seemed to spring every joint in my skull and made it overlap its neighbor.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: And how old, old, impossibly old and faded and dry and musty and ancient he came to look as he kept on talking!

output: And how old, old, unspeakably old and faded and dry and musty and ancient he came to look as he went on!


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: Fair knight, then they said, to save our lives we will do as you command us.

output: Fair knight, then they said, in saving our lives we will do as thou commandest us.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: I was born and raised in Hartford, in the State of Connecticut—anyway, just over the river, in the country.

output: I was born and reared in Hartford, in the State of Connecticut--anyway, just over the river, in the country.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: It was over at Warwick Castle where I came across this peculiar stranger I'm fixing to tell you about.

output: It was in Warwick Castle that I came across the curious stranger whom I am going to talk about.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: Now what does this man do but fall back a couple of hundred yards and then come rushing at me as hard as he could tear.

output: Now what does this man do but fall back a couple of hundred yards and then come rushing at me as hard as he could tear, with his nail-keg bent down nearly to his horse's neck and his long spear pointed straight ahead.


instruction: Rewrite the following text in a formal style of mark twein

input: And then they all three left Sir Kay and turned to Sir Launcelot, and there began great battle.

output: And then they all three left Sir Kay, and turned unto Sir Launcelot, and there began great battle, for they alight all three, and strake many strokes at Sir Launcelot, and assailed him on every side.