human
Why, what is the matter with papa?
gpt
Only his asthma, dear, which he has had so many years, but it is growing much worse; and we have seen a gentleman lately who has come from Colorado, and he says that people never have asthma at all there, and the doctor says if papa does not go to some such climate to live, he will get worse and worse, so that he will not be able to do any thing. You don't know how much poor papa suffers, even here. He has not been able to lie down in bed for almost a year now; ever since early last summer.
human
Not lie down! exclaimed Nelly,
gpt
He sleeps propped up with pillows, dear, almost as straight as he would be in a chair,
human
Oh, dear, cried Rob,
gpt
Which question first, Rob? said Mrs. March.
human
I haven't told you, because papa dislikes very much to have any thing said about it. Yes: he is very tired all the time. He never feels rested in the morning as you do. I don't know why people never have asthma in Colorado; but I think it must be because the air is so very dry there. They never have any rain there from October to April, and the country is very high; some of the towns where people live are twice as high as the highest mountains you ever saw.
gpt
Mamma! exclaimed Rob, with so loud and earnest a voice that both Mrs. March and Nelly gave a little jump.
human
Mamma, if it's the being so high up that does the good, why couldn't we go to the Himalayas instead? Oh, it's perfectly splendid there! just let me read you about it, and Rob ran back to the table for his
gpt
Cliff Climbers,