human
Can't you leave it to themselves, Miss Winifred asthore? said Granny.
gpt
Gatherin' peat is no work for you.
human
What are these arms for? cried Winifred, holding out a pair of strong young arms, which suggested health and strength in their every movement.
gpt
Am I not good for something as well as Barney and Moira? Suddenly she changed her tone, running over and laying her soft young cheek against the wrinkled one of her nurse.
human
Think, Granny, she said,
gpt
Winifred, I observed,
human
I told you I was going to America, she said coldly;
gpt
Well, I suppose you're right, I said.
human
But such things should be fought against everywhere--or, at least, kept in their proper place.
gpt
Fought against! cried Winifred, with sudden warmth.
human
And what would the world be without fancies? Just as dull as the bog without the moon.
gpt
I think we had better go now to look at the castle. Another day I might not be able to show it to you.
human
I suppose you will only care to see the bare walls. And that won't be much; for it's the fancies that give them beauty.
gpt
Forgive me, Winifred! I said.
human
And show me the old walls with your own light upon them--clothed with the tapestry of your own fancy.
gpt
Come, then, and I'll tell you everything; and you may think what you like and say what you like. I won't get cross any more. And if you talk about what you do in America, I will just say in my own mind: 'Oh, I suppose they have the bog without the moonlight out there; and if they are satisfied, it doesn't matter!'
human
She is indeed too old for her years, I thought;
gpt
What if I were to go in Barney's cart and see the bog by moonlight?
human
Barney would not object, I think, she decided.
gpt
But it may be best to ask him. He might feel abashed with you; and I know Moira would not speak a word, but just hold down her head and kick her heels together.
human
In short, I should be a wet blanket,
gpt
Winifred said.
human
And, after all, the others might not mind much; so perhaps you had better come.
gpt
Very well, said Winifred;