human
I don't think this is such an awfully nice place,
gpt
Well, it's cool,
human
Of course it's cool, but my feet ache, standing on my toes so long. I wonder if I couldn't sit down on the side of the bucket.
gpt
Don't try! exclaimed Molly, in alarm.
human
You'll keel over and upset us both into the water!
gpt
You said the water wasn't deep; perhaps it's only up to our knees; that wouldn't hurt us.
human
Yes, and perhaps it's over our heads! I don't know how deep it is, I'm sure; but I must say it looks deep.
gpt
Well, I've had enough of it, said Marjorie;
human
I don't know, said Molly, slowly, as if the idea had just occurred to her;
gpt
You see, Molly went on, feeling as if she were responsible for the situation,
human
I forgot you're so much heavier than I am. You know the two buckets balance each other.
gpt
Not when one is full and one is empty.
human
No; but THEN there is somebody at the top to pull them up. If Carter or anybody was up there, he could pull one of us up.
gpt
Yes, and let the other one go down in the water!
human
No; when one of us was nearly up, he could put the stick in the chain, like you did.
gpt
Well, Carter isn't up there; I wish he was. We might scream for him, but, of course, he couldn't hear us from way down here.
human
Let's try, anyway.