human
Indeed I won't! How did he happen to be the boss of this camp? His power of attorney does not extend to me, I'll have him know! Besides, do you think I am going to ruin the whole effect of my grey costume with those old mustard colored leggins? Not on your life!
gpt
Helen is very tired; that's what makes her so unreasonable, Nan had whispered to Douglas as they left the tent to Helen and her costume.
human
She has worked so hard all morning on the sandwiches. When I finished the deviled eggs, I wanted her to let me help, but she wouldn't.
gpt
Yes, I know. I was so busy in the tents, making up cots and straightening up things, that I had to leave it all to you and Helen, but I thought Gwen and Susan were there to help.
human
So they were, but Susan has a slap dash way of making sandwiches that does not appeal to Helen, and while Gwen is very capable, she cannot take the initiative in anything unless she has been taught it at school. The next time we make sandwiches she will do it much better. She was so anxious to make them just right that she was slower than Brer Tarripin.
gpt
I asked Gwen to go with us this morning, but she shrank back in such horror at the mention of the Devil's Gorge that I realized I had been cruel, indeed, to speak of the place to her. That's where her father killed himself, you know.
human
Yes, poor girl! Doesn't it seem strange that there were no papers of any sort found to show where he came from?