human
You were singing as I came down the bank. Would you mind singing again? It sounds so pretty on the water.
gpt
Oh, wert thou in the cauld blast!
human
Thank you; that was beautiful, said Rosamond calmly, as he finished and the boat grazed the bank at one and the same moment.
gpt
What a good voice you have! And you must have taken lessons, to sing so correctly: haven't you?
human
Yes,--a few,
gpt
Why, this isn't where we ought to have landed! she exclaimed.
human
It's a place a mile farther down the river.
gpt
I have made some stupid blunder, he stammered.
human
I owe you a thousand apologies, but I was singing, and I suppose I passed the landing without noticing it. I will not keep you long, though. I can row back in ten minutes.
gpt
I oughtn't to have asked you to sing when you were rowing, she said remorsefully.
human
I'm so sorry you should have all that extra work.
gpt
Oh, I don't mind that, he said, trying to speak coolly,
human
No, she said.
gpt
We shall be back before dark, and that will be time enough. I _shouldn't_ like to have to walk home after dark.