human
I'm sorry I was so hasty, she said;
gpt
And I ask your pardon for the words I said,
human
You needn't, Barney, said Winifred.
gpt
You only told me what you hear every day. Then, turning to me, she added:
human
So you won't be surprised when I do anything strange. For, you see, I'm only a fairy, after all; and a mischievous one at times. Her face was all sparkling with smiles, and the very spirit of mischief looked out of her eyes.
gpt
I'll be laying spells on you to keep you here.
human
I may be weaving a counter one to take you away,
gpt
I'll be enchanting the pair of you, so that you will be standing stock-still just where you are for a hundred years, staring before you.
human
And I'll turn Danny into a dragon and send him flying home with the turf.
gpt
I think I'll make you into a goose, Barney, with a long neck, thrusting yourself into everybody's business; and Moira into a pool where you can swim.
human
Och, och! but the child is temptin' Providence! cried Moira, coming to a stand at some distance off.
gpt
Here in this place of all others; and close by the rath where the gentlefolks is listenin' to every word, and she makin' game of them to their faces!
human
Mebbe she _is_ a fairy, after all!