human
Daisy,
gpt
What is it, Mr. Linnevitch?
human
Mebbe that young feller is O. K., he said.
gpt
I have come just to say that. Mebbe he is. But you just let me look him up a liddle bit--eh?
human
You promise me that--eh? Mrs. Linnevitch and me, we want to do what is right and best. We don't want our liddle Daisy to make no mistakes.
gpt
Good-night, liddle girl, he said.
human
Sleep tight. His own voice broke.
gpt
I be your popper--eh?
human
Mrs. Linnevitch thinks I better not be going out nights, Mr. Barstow, she said.
gpt
But thank you ever so much, all the same.
human
Well, said Barstow,
gpt
I'm disappointed. But that's nothing, if you're not.
human
But I am,
gpt
Then, said he,
human
I promised.
gpt
Look here, Miss Obloski, what's wrong? Let's be honest, whatever else we are. Is it because they _know_ something against me, because they _think_ they do, or because they _know_ that they don't?
human
It's that, said Daisy.
gpt
Mr. Linnevitch don't want me to be going out with any one he don't know about.
human
Thank you, he said.
gpt
That's all square now. It isn't Mrs. Linnevitch; it's the boss. It isn't going out in general; it's going out with me!
human
The boss is absolutely right, he said.
gpt
I'm for him, and, Miss Obloski, I won't ask you to trust me until I've proved to Linnevitch that I'm a proper guardian----
human
It's only Mr. Linnevitch, said Daisy, smiling very sweetly.
gpt
It's not me. _I_ trust you.
human
Miss Obloski, he said,
gpt
Daisy --and he lingered on the name--