human
That's just the right way! said Patty, nodding approval.
gpt
I can pick them up that way, too, but there are so many sprinkled around this floor, I'm afraid they'll pick me up first.
human
Yes, they might, Apple Blossom. You sit tight, till I round them all up. Lend a hand, Farrington.
gpt
Good work! cried Patty as the last shelly specimen disappeared beneath the bubbles.
human
Now, they must boil for twenty minutes. They don't mind it NOW.
gpt
Don't worry, Mona, said Farnsworth, in his kind way.
human
Patty and I will cook luncheon, and this afternoon I'll go out and get you a cook if I have to kidnap one.
gpt
All right, Bill, said Mona, laughing.
human
Come on, Roger, let's leave these two. You know too many cooks spoil the broth!
gpt
So they do! called Bill, gaily, as Mona, after this parting shaft, fled upstairs.
human
Do I understand, little Apple Blossom, he observed, gently,
gpt
Yes, sir,
human
CAN you do it?
gpt
Yes, sir.
human
You little rascal! I believe you can! Well, then, you can be chef and I'll be assistant. I WAS going to arrange it the other way.
gpt
Oh, no, sir! I'll give the orders.
human
You bet you will, my lady! Now, first and foremost, shall I pare the potatoes?
gpt
Oh, Billee, there must be a scullery maid or something for that!
human
Don't see any, and don't want any! I'm not afraid of staining my lily-white fingers. You'd better put those sweetbreads in cold water to blanch them, and cut up some bread to dry out a little for the squab stuffing.
gpt
For goodness gracious sake! Do you know it all?
human
Yes, I know everything in all the world. I'm a terrible knower!
gpt
You are so! How did you learn it all?
human
Born so. Are you going to have that sort of a grape fruit muddle in glasses?
gpt
Yes; with candied cherries in it. Don't you love it?
human
Yes, if you do. What thou lovest, I will love, and thy discards shall be mine also.
gpt
Amiable boy! Now, don't talk to me, I have to measure these things very carefully.
human
Oh, I say! Let me make the salad dressing. I'm a hummer at it, and I don't measure a thing.
gpt
If you turn out to be a BETTER cook than I am, she said,
human
I'll never speak to you again!
gpt
Oh, I'm not! I'm a FEARFUL cook! I spoil everything I touch! DON'T ask me to make that dressing! DON'T!