human
And he didn't beat her?
gpt
And she is really related to Vita, not kidnapped?
human
You didn't find her all bruised up----
gpt
Now girls, scoffed Nora.
human
I know perfectly well you don't think anything of the kind. You all know Vita was always kind and generous----
gpt
Whew! whistled Wyn.
human
How we can change! I thought she was a regular bear this time yesterday morning.
gpt
I think your cousins are perfectly splendid, said Betta, sensibly.
human
Is she really going to adopt the child?
gpt
We had a doctor this morning, said Nora with an important air,
human
Let's take her over to Chickadee! interrupted Thistle.
gpt
That would be a distinct and decided change.
human
Oh, hush, begged Alma.
gpt
What else did the doctor say, Nora?
human
She is hysterical--all came from the fright of her mother's sudden death, continued Nora.
gpt
But girls, I don't know how much to thank you, she broke off.
human
Being a Scout has done much for me.
gpt
We believe you, said Wyn in her usual bantering way.
human
But say, little girl, are you going back to that school where they teach you to wear silk underwear in the cold, blasty winter weather? Couldn't you make out to get adopted at the Nest yourself?
gpt
You are coming over to camp tonight, remember, said Alma, seriously.
human
We have not initiated you yet, you know.
gpt
How about that first formal ducking, with Jimbsy in the background? Pell reminded them.
human
That seemed all right for an initiation.
gpt
So, said Mrs. Teddy Manton, otherwise Theodora, while the real Jerry looked over her shoulder at the letter, and Cap sniffed approvingly at Nora's khaki skirt,
human
This was a real vacation, sighed Nora,
gpt
Three cheers! yelled the Scouts; and Lucia from her porch was truly sorry she had ever called those girls