human
Susan, just think, she cried,
gpt
I'm going away on an early train to-morrow!
human
said Susan to herself,
gpt
You'll give me an early breakfast?
human
Think I'm gwine let yuh go widout anything ter eat, snapped Susan, cross in her anxiety.
gpt
Whar yuh gwine?
human
Down to Cousin Tom's; he says he wants me to come; he wrote to father to-day. Frances was making powerful use of a casual invitation at the end of a business note.
gpt
Father has just told me. I'm going to-morrow. It's the very time, the weather is lovely. We'll gather walnuts and--and persimmons.
human
Plenty walnuts up de road, she grumbled,
gpt
Oh, Susan, it isn't that, half tearfully.
human
I want to go.
gpt
Em--hm! So I thought, wants to go! Susan opened the stove door and flung in a piece of wood--she could never be persuaded to cook with coal--and banged the door wrathfully.
human
What yo' pa gwine do widout you? How's I gwine get erlong?
gpt
You will get along all right. You know a lot more about housekeeping than I do. What I know you taught me.
human
How's dat young man foreber trapsin' aroun' hyar gwine git erlong?
gpt
Who?
human
Who? Who dat I open de do' for dis ebenin', I wants ter know?
gpt
Dat's it, dog-gone him!
human
He's never been 'trapsing,' as you call it, she said with cold haughtiness,
gpt
Hi--yi! chuckled Susan, delighted,
human
Don't stay too long, honey, don't stay too long; I's gwine take good care o' Marse Robert, but don't stay too long,