human
There are a boy and a girl sitting in that barn-door. Give me my opera-glass: I want to see what they're like.
gpt
He's looking at us, Rob, said Nelly,
human
Stop! said Rob:
gpt
Flora, please go across there and ask that boy to come here: I want to see him. Tell him I'm sick. I want to ask him if there are any birds here,--if he can't get me a lark.
human
Now, Master Arthur, the nurse replied,
gpt
You go along this minute, said Arthur, beginning to cry:
human
And a fine life ye'll lead them, if ye get them under your thumb, to be sure! It's a thousand pities you ever heard that speech of the doctor's, you poor thing.
gpt
She's coming over here, Rob, said Nelly, as she saw the woman walking in their direction:
human
Milk or eggs, I guess, said Rob.
gpt
I can get her some splendid fresh eggs right behind this door. Old Spotty's got her nest in there now. The weasels got into her old nest and she won't lay there any more.
human
Good morning, children. Do you live here?
gpt
No, ma'am,
human
Why, Rob!
gpt
Our oxen and cows and hens live here: we live in the house over yonder.
human
You have a droll tongue in your head, my boy, she said.
gpt
I came to ask you if you wouldn't come over to the tent there and see Master Arthur. He's in the chair there: see him? He's lame: he can't walk.
human
What's the matter with him? asked Nelly.
gpt
Was he always lame?
human
Oh, no! said the nurse:
gpt
Mamma said we might go this afternoon, he said:
human
We'd better go and ask her, answered Nelly.
gpt
You tell the little boy we've gone to ask our mother if we may come,
human
Well, those are well-brought-up children, whosever they are, to be found out in this wilderness. Oh, but I'd like to see Master Arthur run like that.