human
What would be the use of bars on the windows, when any one can walk in at the door? It is never locked.
gpt
Silence! what do you know about it?
human
Oh, I know all about it, the child quietly replied,
gpt
What?
human
I took it. I carried it out to the painter whom you turned out of the house.
gpt
You--ran--after--that house-painter fellow down the road?
human
Yes, the child replied, composedly;
gpt
Indeed! And why?
human
Why? Because you treated him so badly, and I was sorry for him.
gpt
My step-daughter is a positive torment. I am firmly persuaded that she will end at the galleys.