human
Oh, I'm just low in my mind, said Katherine, with her head still resting on her hands.
gpt
Got a letter from the folks at home today, telling me not to come home for the summer, that's all. Father and Mother have been invited to go on an automobile trip through California and there's no room for me. Aunt Anna will be glad to keep me all right, but Cousin Grace will be gone all summer--she left yesterday--and it will be pretty dull for me. Aunt Anna is so deaf----
human
You poor thing! cried Migwan, drawing Katherine close to her in spite of her wet garments.
gpt
We'll all have to combine to make the summer lively for you. You'll have some fun even if your aunt is deaf and would rather read than talk. Don't worry.
human
What's the matter?
gpt
It isn't because I don't want to stay, said Katherine in a choking voice,
human
I know just how you feel, she said softly.
gpt
After you've been away from home a whole year nothing looks good to you any more but that. And when you've been crossing off the days on your calendar and been cheered up every night when you realized that you were that much nearer home it must be an awful bump to find out that you're not to go after all. But cheer up, it won't be so bad after all, once you get used to the idea. Think what a good time your folks are having, and then start out and hunt up some adventures of your own.