human
I'm not so old as Gilbert and Nancy, and I'm only a niece, she said modestly,
gpt
Who wants to 'debut' together or any other way, sniffed Nancy scornfully.
human
I'm coming out right here in Beulah; indeed I'm not sure but I'm out already! Mr. Bill Harmon has asked me to come to the church sociable and Mr. Popham has invited me to the Red Men's picnic at Greentown. Beulah's good for something better than a place to hide in! We'll have to save every penny at first, of course, but in three or four years Gilly and I ought to be earning something.
gpt
The trouble is, I _can't_ earn anything in college, objected Gilbert,
human
That will be the only way a college course can come to you now, Gilbert, his mother said quietly.
gpt
You know nothing of the expenses involved. They would have taxed our resources to the utmost if father had lived, and we had had our more than five thousand a year! You and I together must think out your problem this summer.
human
I should lose all my friends, and it's hard for a fellow to make his way in the world if he has nothing to recommend him but his graduation from some God-forsaken little hole like Beulah Academy.