human
Oh, mamma! look quick, look quick, exclaimed Nelly:
gpt
They are the Gates of the Garden of the Gods, said the conductor, who was passing at that moment;
human
The Garden of the Gods, sir! she said;
gpt
I don't wonder you ask such a question, she said:
human
But why did they say 'gods'? asked Nelly;
gpt
I can't tell you about that, dear, she said.
human
I think they thought the place was so grand that it looked as if it ought to belong to some beings greater than human beings: so they said 'gods.' I think myself it would have been a good name for it to call it the 'Fortress of the Gods,' or 'The Tombs of the Giants;' but not the 'Garden of the Gods.' I shouldn't want it even for my own garden; and I'm only a commonplace woman. But it is a very wonderful place to see. You will be sure to go there, for all strangers are taken to see it.
gpt
Do you live in Colorado, madam?
human
Oh, yes! replied the lady:
gpt
Colorado Springs, the little town we are just coming to, is my home.
human
Do you like it?
gpt
Like it! replied the lady:
human
Did you have asthma? asked Rob, turning very red as soon as he had asked the question. He was afraid it was improper.
gpt
My papa has the asthma.
human
Oh, if that is your papa's trouble, he will be sure to be entirely well. Nobody can have asthma in Colorado, replied the lady.
gpt
It is the one thing which is always cured here. My own trouble was only a throat trouble.
human
I am very glad to hear you speak so confidently about the asthma, said Mrs. March:
gpt
You have done the very wisest thing you could have done, said the lady
human
Colorado Springs.
gpt
What a pleasant lady!
human
Yes, said Mrs. March;