human
Go ahead, Ollie, she said.
gpt
What is it, Horry?
human
O--only a r--r--row of b--b--bar--r--rels, he replied. Ollie Pilcher was standing at his elbow now, looking over his shoulder.
gpt
D--d--do y--y--you rem--em--mmb--ber th--that r--r--row? Horry asked.
human
M--m--might b--b--be the th--the v--v--very s--same b--b--b--barrels.
gpt
How long ago was that, Horry?
human
S--s--sev--ven years, he answered.
gpt
Ab--b--bout th--this t--t--time o' y--year, w--w--wasn't it?
human
Oh, Sally cried,
gpt
I remember that, too.
human
Y--y--you d--do! he spluttered in surprise.
gpt
Wh--wh--where w--w--were y--you?
human
Sitting at that very window, she returned.
gpt
Uncle John saw it, too,--some of it.
human
Y--y--your Un--n--cle --here he winked and gave a peculiar twitch to his eyebrows, as though that last syllable hurt him--
gpt
J--J--John w--was a b--brick, S--S--Sally.
human
He was, Horry. You don't know what a brick he was. She sighed lightly and then she laughed.
gpt
Whatever did you do with your jacket?
human
M--m--most s--set th--the h--house af--f--fire w--with it. I--it w--w--was a p--pretty n--n--new j--j--j--th--there!--c--coat, and m--m--moth--ther c--c--couldn't b--b--bear to th--throw it aw--w--way, s--so sh--sh--she k--k--kept it l--lying ar--r--round 'n--n--ntil w--w--winter. Th--then sh--she t--t--told m--me t--to p--p--put it in--n--to th--the f--f--furnace. M--m--most s--set th--the h--house af--f--f--fire. F--f--full o' o--o--oil, y' kn--n--now. H--h--hor--rid sm--sm--smoke.
gpt
Th--those t--t--times w--were f--f--fun, th--though, he said;
human
Oh, Ollie replied lazily, grinning,
gpt
I don't know. I'd like to run 'em again, right now.
human
You boys had better not, Sally remarked, with a shake of the head.
gpt
Those barrels belong to the firm, you know. You'd be the losers, as well as I--and the Hazen Estate.
human
Horry observed cryptically,