human
Why, William! It's the skirt of her bathing-suit!
gpt
How on earth did it ever come to be lying here on the deck?
human
She must have taken it off,
gpt
And came on board without it? William, she is not that kind of a girl.
human
She didn't come on board,
gpt
Not on board? she repeated.
human
Why, what do you mean? Where is she?
gpt
Having a swim, I guess,
human
William Marshall! You mean to say she didn't come back to the yacht?
gpt
She hadn't at the time we left.
human
Or Peter?
gpt
Nope. Peter didn't come back, either.
human
Then what in the world is this boat doing out here?
gpt
It got tired of waiting.
human
You don't mean to tell me that you left them back there in the water?
gpt
That's about it.
human
Why, William! Are you insane? To leave that girl back there with nothing---- She looked down at the little wet skirt and shuddered.
gpt
Oh, I can't believe it!
human
Well, it's true, all right, said Bill sullenly.
gpt
They didn't seem in any hurry to come back, and I didn't think it was up to me to wait all day.
human
It's unheard of. It's shocking! Why, she isn't dressed to go anywhere. She isn't even properly dressed for--for bathing. Aunt Caroline for an instant was trying to put herself in the place of any fish who might chance to swim in the vicinity of Mary Wayne.
gpt
William Marshall, there ought to be some terrible way to punish you!
human
You turn this yacht right around and go back to Larchmont and find them,