human
Oh, I don't believe we'll have to sell the house, he said.
gpt
It isn't so bad as that, is it, grandma?
human
I don't know, Leicester, said the old lady helplessly;
gpt
I never did know much about business matters, and now I feel more confused than ever when I try to straighten them out.
human
But if we could just get through this summer, grandmother, when we go back to the city in the fall I feel sure I can get a position of some kind and earn a salary that will help us all out.
gpt
You are a good boy, Leicester, said Mrs. Dorrance;
human
No, indeed, said Dorothy.
gpt
It wouldn't be right for Leicester to leave school at fourteen; and anyway, I think he ought to go through college. Now I am sixteen, and I have education enough for a girl. So I'm the one to get a position of some kind in the fall, and earn money to help along.
human
What could you do?