human
It might be a good idea to put on tags for a day or two, he suggested playfully.
gpt
I would hate to spoil the program by calling Elizabeth here just Ted.
human
Oh, do you think it will be hard? I didn't mean to make trouble, and, if you say so, I'll just put the dream back again on its peg and let it stay there. It really doesn't have to come true right now. There are so many new things to talk about,
gpt
I think it would be lots better to try things out for a little while under our own names, suggested the young woman, eagerly.
human
And I have always loved the name Nora, so you see, _my_ dream will be coming true, at any rate,
gpt
Goody--goody! It's all right, then. I'll be Nora, and you'll be Ted, that's pretty: what does it mean?
human
Theodora,
gpt
Then it is prettier than the old-fashioned Elizabeth, agreed the child.
human
Really, things are different when you think about them than what they are when--you run right into them, aren't they?
gpt
Sure thing, especially water wagons and book agents,
human
And Jerry is lovely, too, just as nice as Jim. I knew a lovely old tramp dog named Jerry.
gpt
That's real nice, added the owner of the popular name.
human
Was he--gentle?
gpt
As a lamb. I used to ride on his back!
human
And was he--er--handsome?
gpt
He had the loveliest ears, all little pleaty wrinkles, and such big, floppy feet----
human
All right, I'll be content to be his namesake, only don't expect me to howl when the phonograph plays. I can't undertake to do that,
gpt
if occasion demanded it. Even the moon might have inspired him