human
I thought you said you'd gone to the Point of Pines?
gpt
We did, replied Mrs. Evans sweetly.
human
It wasn't our fault that you misunderstood our note.
gpt
I'd like to see anybody that wouldn't have misunderstood it,
human
Don't be cross, dearest, said Mrs. Evans, still more sweetly.
gpt
Of course you misunderstood our note; we meant that you should. You have played so many tricks on us that we thought it was time we played one on you. We intended to stay up there until you had supper all ready and then come down to the feast, and planned on a nice enjoyable time seeing you work. But the reality surpassed the expectation by a hundred miles. We never expected to see such a show as we did. When you sent the searching party out after us we were nearly convulsed; the spectacle of Slim sitting there in that apron paring potatoes with the butcher knife was almost fatal to the branch I sat on; but when he tripped and sat down in the tomato kettle it was beyond human endurance and we just naturally exploded. Now won't you forgive us and introduce your guest? He seems to have made himself quite at home already.