human
I wish----
gpt
What is it, Lulu?
human
Well, said Lulu,
gpt
Last night?
human
Yes. Would you---- Hesitation was her only way of apology.
gpt
Where did you go?
human
We went across the river and carried supper and then we came home.
gpt
What time did you get home?
human
Oh, it was still light. Long before eight, it was.
gpt
Nothing else?
human
My husband _was_ married before, just as he said he was.
gpt
You were not with Jenny after eight o'clock. Where were you?
human
When mamma comes home, I'll tell her.
gpt
No need to wait till then. Her and Bobby were out in the side yard sitting in the hammock till all hours.
human
Didn't I tell you? I knew it before the company left, but I didn't say a word. Thinks I, 'She's wiggles and chitters.' So I left her stay where she was.
gpt
But, mother! Lulu cried.
human
You didn't even tell me after he'd gone.
gpt
I forgot it, Mrs. Bett said,
human
I don't know what your mother'll say, said Lulu,
gpt
They won't think Bobby and I are tired of each other, anyway,
human
Lulu thought,