human
Oh, mother, at length he sighed,
gpt
Well, said Mrs. Page, who also had been in deep thought,
human
No, no, Freddie, not so fast, said Mrs. Page.
gpt
I think we better wait till papa comes home and then we will ask his advice about it: first, if he knows of a town in New Hampshire of this name, and then if he thinks there may really be a little girl there who has such an odd name--I shouldn't be surprised if Papa could find out all about her.
human
Now, Papa, do you know of any such town, and did you ever hear of Lucy Tillage before, or of anybody's turkey having a letter sent in him, and don't you think we might send her the doll right away so's she might have it for Christmas sure--don't you, Papa? And if we can't get a new one won't you tell Beth to send one of hers? I know she won't want so many and--
gpt
Oh! stop, my boy, said Mr. Page, laughing heartily;
human
Now, Papa, you're getting it all mixed up; you read the letter yourself, please.