human
Shall we stay here till you come down again, papa?
gpt
No; you and Lulu may go to bed now.
human
Then good-night, papa.
gpt
No, you need not bid me good-night yet, the captain said.
human
I shall see you both in your rooms before you are asleep.
gpt
Well, Lu, are you sorry now that papa made you come home so soon?
human
No, indeed! Haven't we had a nice time, Max? Oh, if only we could keep papa all the time!
gpt
I wish we could, said Max.
human
But we won't have so hard a time as we've had for the last two years whenever he was away.
gpt
Max, she said, turning to him as with a sudden thought,
human
What do _you_ suppose? have you done anything you ought to be punished for? asked Max, a little mischievously.
gpt
I thought you looked very cross and rebellious about the hat and about having to come home so soon. I'm very sure, from what I've heard of Grandpa Dinsmore's strictness, that if you were his child you'd get a whipping for it.
human
But, Max, you don't think papa means to punish me for that, do you? He has been so kind and pleasant since,
gpt
You'll find out when he comes, laughed Max.
human
Good-night,