human
I came down meaning to sell my land to a speculator, he said,
gpt
Tom was half confiding in his old acquaintance, and half thinking aloud.
human
These real estate brokers can't begin to give a man the value of such land as mine,
gpt
It would be excellent business to come and live here yourself, if you want to bring up the value of the property, said Nancy gravely.
human
I hear there are a good many lots staked out between here and Portland, but it takes more than that to start things. There can't be any prettier place than East Rodney, she declared, looking affectionately out of her little north window.
gpt
It would be a great blessing to city people, if they could come and have our good Rodney air.
human
I try to send word to them sometimes, if I can't do any more, said Nancy.
gpt
We're so apt to forget 'em, and let 'em feel they aren't useful. I can't bear to see an old heart begging for a little love. I do sometimes wish I could manage to go an' try to make a little of their time pass pleasant.
human
Do you always stay just here?
gpt
Oh, sometimes I get into the old rocking-chair, and father pulls me out into the kitchen when I'm extra well, said Nancy proudly, as if she spoke of a yachting voyage or a mountaineer's exploits.
human
Once a doctor said if I was only up to Boston --her voice fell a little with a touch of wistfulness--