human
So glad you could come, he greeted,
gpt
I'm Emma, she said warmly.
human
And I know you're Martha. Your husband told us all about you. Now you just come right in and make yourself comfortable while I fix you a cup of coffee.
gpt
Brought it, he said cheerfully.
human
Martha was so tickled to see the hen that she said, 'Why don't you take them two pigs, Henry? Why be stingy?' Those were her very words. That's exactly what she said to me. But I told her a bargain's a bargain, and here's the pig. What are you going to do with it?
gpt
Keep it in the stable, Joe decided,
human
What for? You have a team.
gpt
The kids need it. They're getting married next week.
human
Glory be! Winterson breathed.
gpt
I have a black horse at home. He's not as big as the white but he's sound and a good worker. You can have him for fifty--No! Forty dollars. This is a special occasion and those kids have to be started right.
human
It's a deal.
gpt
You don't have to pay cash, Winterson said.
human
I have enough money to see me through and my crops are good. Pay for him next year after you've made a crop if you want to.
gpt
That will be a help.
human
We'll leave it that way. You can get another horse easy when the emigrants start coming through. They always have stock that's footsore and needs only a little rest to get in shape again, and besides they'll trade. You'll have vegetables to trade by that time. Sorry we can't stay the night. I told Martha we were invited but she has a lot to do. Besides, she's made a pet of that hen and she isn't letting anything happen to it. Darn thing sleeps in the house with us.
gpt
Come on in. Might just as well make good use of your time while you're here.