human
What happened?
gpt
The bottom came out of the boat, said Antha,
human
Which boat did you take?
gpt
The small one,
human
Good Lord, ejaculated Uncle Teddy.
gpt
That was the one with the loose board in the bottom! Why didn't I take it away from the others? What a narrow scrape you had! It was a mighty good thing for you that that rock was right there.
human
And she stood there all day!
gpt
Why didn't you swim to shore? asked Uncle Teddy.
human
You can keep up pretty well, and you would have struck shallow water pretty soon.
gpt
Because I had the camera, said Antha, beginning to sob from exhaustion,
human
You blessed lamb!
gpt
There! exclaimed Katherine exultantly, when they were back home and Antha had been put to bed and fussed over.
human
Didn't I tell you she'd develop a backbone if the right occasion presented itself? The only thing she needed to bring it out was responsibility. Responsibility! That's the last thing anybody would have thought of putting on her. She's been babied and petted all her life and told what a poor, feeble creature she was until she believed it. People expected her to be a cry-baby and so she was one. We made the same mistake here. We've never asked her to do an equal share of the work, or made her responsible for a single thing. We were always afraid she couldn't do it. Now you see Aunt Clara made her responsible for that camera and took it for granted that she'd keep it dry and, of course, she did. I guess everybody would be a hero if somebody only expected them to.
gpt
Is there enough blue to make a Dutchman a pair of breeches? asked Gladys, anxiously scanning the heavens.
human
If there is, it will clear up before noon.
gpt
Well, there's enough to patch a pair, anyway,
human
A patched pair is just as good as a new one, said Gladys with easy philosophy.
gpt
It's all right for us to go for a hike today, isn't it, Uncle Teddy?
human
Oh, goody! I'm glad you think so,
gpt
Mother always wants us to stay at home if it looks the least bit like rain and when we do it usually clears up after it's too late to start. We've all set our hearts on cutting those balsam branches today.