human
What!
gpt
Land sakes, Joe! expostulated his mother,
human
Enough's the matter, responded Joe, jubilantly.
gpt
That is, if Mabel really means what she said just now.
human
What was it you said, Mabel dear?
gpt
Come, 'fess up,
human
I guess I'll let Reggie tell the rest of it,
gpt
All right, Sis, said Reggie, affably.
human
Bah Jove, I give you credit for holding in as long as you have. The fact is, he continued, beaming amiably upon all the party,
gpt
Glory hallelujah!
human
It's simply great!
gpt
You darling, lucky girl!
human
Had you up in the air for a minute, didn't it, old top?
gpt
I should say it did, Joe admitted.
human
I thought for a minute I was going crazy. Somebody pinch me.
gpt
Ouch! cried Joe, rubbing his arm.
human
You needn't be so literal.
gpt
There's nothing I wouldn't do for my friends,
human
How can you possibly get ready in time? asked Clara.
gpt
It's the sixteenth now, and the teams leave Chicago on the nineteenth.
human
Oh, we're not going to make the trip across the country, explained Mabel, flushed with happiness.
gpt
Reggie and I will join the party in San Francisco or Seattle, or wherever they start from. So that will give us nearly a month, and I'm going to spend most of that right here--if you can stand me that long.
human
I'd be glad to have you stay here forever,
gpt
It's the greatest thing ever that you're going as far as Japan, he said.
human
But why can't you keep on with us and swing right around the circle?
gpt
You greedy boy!
human
We've thought of that too, explained Reggie.
gpt
The governor promised Mabel a trip round the world as soon as she got through with the finishing school. She could have gone last year if she had chosen, but she got so interested in baseball----
human
Reggie!
gpt
Well, anyway, said Reggie a little lamely,
human
If you don't get through in time, there'll be murder done,