human
Is n't it almost time for you to go to school, Jerry?
gpt
No, his cousin replied, with a laugh,
human
Six months! exclaimed Oscar;
gpt
Yes, I go when there is any school; but it does n't commence till next December,
human
That's a queer idea, said Oscar;
gpt
I should like to know how long your school keeps, after it begins.
human
It keeps three months,
gpt
I should like that first-rate--I wish I lived here, said Oscar;
human
I have to go to school all the time. But why does n't your school keep more than three months?
gpt
I don't know, replied Jerry;
human
I guess it's because folks are too stingy to pay for it. They 've been talking of having a summer school, but I don't believe it will amount to anything.
gpt
I should hope it would n't if I lived here, said Oscar.
human
What capital times you must have!--no school to bother you, and no lessons to get. But I suppose you have to work some--don't you?
gpt
No, not much, said Jerry;
human
I help a little in planting and haying time, and have a few chores to do about the house,--that's all.
gpt
Do you have many boys to play with?
human
There are boys enough, replied his cousin,
gpt
If you call that near, I should like to know what you call distant, said Oscar.
human
I 'm afraid I should be lonesome if I lived here.
gpt
Halloo, it rains!
human
Then I 'm going in,