human
And now, chickens, said Uncle Jack,
gpt
Oh dear! said Brighteyes,
human
I wish we might have _one_ more story, Uncle Jack!
gpt
No! no! said Uncle Jack.
human
There will be plenty of time for stories to-day, for you will not be able to go out of doors. Trot, now, for I have work to do as well as you.
gpt
I say, Brighteyes! said Nibble,
human
What _do_ you mean, Nibble?
gpt
Why, said Nibble,
human
I have a geography lesson to study, and you know I detest geography. But if I were to play I was Christopher Columbus, I should have to _play_ I liked it, because he must have liked geography very much indeed, you know. So then it might be easier, don't you think so?
gpt
Ye-es, said Brighteyes, doubtfully.
human
It would be easier for geography, certainly. But I have my arithmetic to study, and nobody could ever have liked arithmetic, Nibble.
gpt
You might be Mr. Colburn, suggested Nibble.
human
I suppose he must have liked it, or he would not have written so much about it.
gpt
Well, I will try, said Brighteyes;
human
O King of Spain, let me inform your Majesty that Alabama is bounded on the north by Tennessee, on the east by Georgia, on the
gpt
But, Nibble! I Mean Christopher! interrupted Mr. Colburn, in a piteous tone.
human
How can I do anything if you study out loud?
gpt
Oh dear! said the great discoverer, rather impatiently.
human
Well, go ahead, Mr. Colburn, and write your book, while I go on a new voyage of discovery. Let us see which will finish first.