human
I don't understand it at all, said Miss Dillingham;
gpt
I know, said Dorothy,
human
Oh, ho! cried Leicester,
gpt
I wish she hadn't come, said Fairy, beginning to cry.
human
I don't want her to run this hotel, and Dorothy and all of us only be just boarders.
gpt
Don't cry, Fairy, whatever you do, exclaimed Leicester.
human
If you put up one of your best crying-spells, it will make more noise than the groan did, and our new friend will come racing down-stairs again.
gpt
Do you really mean, Dot, that she proposed seriously to take charge of the Domain?
human
Yes, she did; and I think she expects to make a business proposition to that effect.
gpt
All right, then; let's give her as good as she sends. Let's pretend that we entertain her proposition, and see what she has to say for herself.
human
You'd better be careful, said Lilian, the practical,
gpt
Huh! exclaimed Dorothy.
human
I'm not afraid of being dethroned by any lady-tramp that happens along. Just let her try it!
gpt
However she might frighten us singly, said Leicester,
human
I rather guess that the Dorrance family as a whole, can stand up for their rights.
gpt
Don't be foolish, children, said grandma;
human
Dorothy must have misunderstood the lady. She couldn't have meant to make such a strange proposition at a moment's notice.