human
See here, Tip, did I blunder the other day when I told Mr. Burrows you threw paper? I thought I saw you.
gpt
Yes, said Tip,
human
Well, father said he thought I was mistaken. I'm sure I supposed I was telling the truth. I'm sorry. I'll say so to Mr. Burrows and the boys, if you like, and let him find out who did it, and then was mean enough to see you whipped for it.
gpt
No, he said at last,
human
You're a queer fellow, he said at last.
gpt
I expect you had about the best acrostic, this afternoon, that can be written.
human
Father told me he thought I was mistaken.