human
Oh, Cyril! she exclaimed, catching her breath,
gpt
I never thought of that--was it my last? That idea never came to me in the net; I never thought at the time to see how many were left. Why! Wherever is my bracelet!
human
I say! Where's mine?
gpt
I remember now, she exclaimed in awe-struck tones,
human
Oh, bother. What's the good of going on like that, Sis? said her brother impatiently, for her voice verged very near a whimper.
gpt
Much better smile and thank your stars you're only a girl. Now what shall we do? You suggest something, Dulcie.
human
Go home,
gpt
Yes, but it's all very well to say 'Go home'; the only way back must be the way we came, and you know what that means; even if we can find it.
human
I must say, continued her brother,
gpt
I don't know how we're going to manage it. We can't, so _he_ said, cross the Brook--and you could see he meant it. So it's impossible, unless we roam about till we grow older, and then we shouldn't know the exact date when we leave off being children under ten.
human
We shouldn't know the date at all, said Dulcie disconsolately;
gpt
It feels like tea-time,
human
Oh no, the sun's too hot for that.
gpt
Let's go through our changes and see if we can make it all out, said Cyril;
human
I counted there were ten in each bracelet, so we ought each to have five catseyes left, instead of none and no bracelets at all!
gpt
Why, we _are_ Billies! We must count five more for getting back each time into our own shapes.
human
Still, said Cyril,
gpt
Ah, but perhaps we shouldn't have had the power on the other side,
human
Anyway, we're in a nice fix,