human
Ye needn't worry so long's the dogs is along, ma'am, said Zeb, when he returned from his bootless search.
gpt
If they get into any trouble, Watch'll come home and let us know. He's got more sense'n most men, that dog has.
human
Oh, Rob! we didn't say good-by to mamma! She won't know where we are.
gpt
So we didn't! said Rob.
human
What a shame! But we can't go back now, Nell: it's too late; we've come miles and miles; we'd better keep on; she'll know we're all right; we always are. We're most there now.
gpt
Oh, Robert, there they are! she exclaimed to Mr. March, who had just joined her.
human
See! there they are, way up on that steep hill. Thank God, they are safe!
gpt
Why, what are they carrying? Mr. March burst out laughing, and said:
human
They look like little pack mules.
gpt
Oh, mamma! cried Rob; and
human
Oh, papa! cried Nelly.
gpt
We've found a mine; we've got lots of ore; now we can get all the money we want. You see if this isn't almost exactly like the stuff in the man's wagon! and Nelly emptied her apron on the ground, and Rob emptied his jacket; he had taken it off and carried it by the sleeves so as to make a big sack of it. Mr. and Mrs. March could hardly keep from laughing at the sight: there were the two piles of little bits of stone, and the children with red and dirty faces and the perspiration rolling down their cheeks, getting down on their knees to pick out the choicest specimens. Nelly was fumbling deep down in her pocket; presently she drew out her handkerchief all knotted in a wisp, and out of the last knot she took the little bit of ore which they had borrowed from the wagon for a sample. This she laid in her father's hand:
human
There, papa, she said,
gpt
They don't look so much like it as they did,
human
Why, they don't shine a bit now, he said;
gpt
Ah, Rob, he said,