human
That's no proof of your skill, he cried;
gpt
As you please, said the little Maria;
human
No, said Andrew;
gpt
Good, said Maria, immediately starting off;
human
How very stupid he is! said she to herself;
gpt
She was already standing facing the stream and the fir-hill.
human
Shall I?--No, it's too terrible. A little white dog stood on the other side, keeping up a loud and continued bark at her. In her fright the little animal appeared a perfect monster, and she sprang back trembling.
gpt
Oh dear, said she,
human
Andrew has by this time got such a long distance before me, while I'm stopping here to consider. The little dog still barked on; and as she looked at it more attentively, it no longer struck her as being so terrible, but, on the contrary, she was quite charmed with it. It had a red collar, to which was affixed a tiny glittering bell; and as often as it raised its head and shook it, while barking, the tinkling noise it produced was to her ears most musical.
gpt
Oh, I'll venture, cried little Maria;
human
I'll run as fast as I can, and I shall soon be on the other side; they surely can't eat me entirely.