human
How old are you? he said.
gpt
You look like a man's kid sister.
human
My father was a farmer, she said,
gpt
Is your father living?
human
Yes. But he says he is dead. He can't find any work to do. Mother works like a horse, though, and so does Bert, and so do I. The others are at school.
gpt
Do you like your work?
human
Only for what it brings in.
gpt
What does it bring in?
human
Six dollars a week.
gpt
Never mind, he said;
human
It's all very well to talk about rice-powder, and cucumber-cream, and beauty-sleeps, but all you needed to make you look perfectly lovely was a cup of soup. That scarf's becoming to you, too.
gpt
What are you pinching yourself for?
human
To see if I'm awake.
gpt
You are, he said,