human
Sarah! Doctor Hugh managed to halt the march of his determined small sister.
gpt
Sarah, take that snake away at once. At once, do you hear me? Aunt Trudy is afraid of snakes.
human
Well, she wouldn't be, if she knew about 'em, insisted Sarah.
gpt
I only want to show her.
human
You can't show her--lots of people are frightened by the sight of snakes, replied the doctor.
gpt
Take your snake out of the room this minute.
human
It's dead, she offered humbly.
gpt
A dead snake won't hurt Aunt Trudy will it?
human
Take your snake away and bury it, Sarah,
gpt
And don't try to educate your relatives and friends to recognize the virtues of the reptile family; a person either likes snakes or can't abide 'em, and you and Aunt Trudy will never agree on that subject.
human
I think you ought to forbid her to ever touch one, or carry one around with her, said Aunt Trudy when Sarah had gone out of the room sorrowfully to borrow a match box from Winnie to serve as a snake-coffin.
gpt
The idea of having a snake in one's pocket!
human
You can't separate Sarah and animals, returned Sarah's brother with conviction.
gpt
No use trying, Aunt Trudy. All this summer she was crazy on the subject of rabbits and cats and now she seems to have switched to snakes. About all we can do is to keep her within reasonable bounds and trust to luck that before the winter is over she will take up canary birds or something equally pleasing.