human
Mother does love roses so, said Rosemary once,
gpt
Is that why you're named Rosemary?
human
Partly, she answered,
gpt
It suits you, somehow, said Jack.
human
Want to hold this bush steady while I fill in round the roots?
gpt
We want to take enough, because some of them will bring only a little, said Rosemary.
human
The boys always stuff an apple in their pockets and then wonder why they are hungry when noon comes.
gpt
I'll pack you three lunches that will be lunches, promised Winnie,
human
We're going in motor trucks, bubbled Shirley,
gpt
I want to ride up front.
human
I want to ride on back, proclaimed Sarah who never, by any chance, seemed to agree with anyone else.
gpt
I want to ride with my feet hanging over. And I'm going to tie a string to Shirley's rag doll and drag it in the dust--like the pictures in the Early Martyrs book, you know.
human
I won't have my dolly dragged in the dust,
gpt
Martyrs have to be dragged in the dust, the perverse Sarah insisted.
human
I want to see her bounce when she hits the stones.
gpt
Oh, Sarah, do be still, begged Rosemary. Then, to the weeping Shirley,
human
Sarah is only teasing you, darling. She wouldn't hurt your dolly.
gpt
Are the teachers going? asked Aunt Trudy anxiously.
human
I hope some older people will be on hand to look after you.
gpt
Oh, the teachers are going--worse luck! Sarah assured her.
human
I'll bet they shriek every time I find a water snake.