human
My wife and I, we live back there in that little frame house. She's just getting over a long spell of sickness, and it is necessary for me to be in touch with the Harrison City doctor night and day. But now my telephone won't work; it's gone dead.
gpt
We'll leave word at Harrison City.
human
It's a bad time of week to get anything done. This is Saturday, you know, and they might not come--they might not come till Monday.
gpt
Well, what do you expect us to do, anyhow?
human
I--I don't know. Perhaps one of you could go to the telephone office and maybe stay right there and explain how much we needed the 'phone fixed and not give up till they started somebody out here to fix it.
gpt
We might do better than that. If Handy were here--
human
Roundy knows a lot about telephones,
gpt
Not very much, Roundy admitted slowly.
human
But I can tell if any of the wires are disconnected, or if the battery is dead, or if anything big is the matter with the instrument.
gpt
That's enough; that's plenty! Bunny was thinking hard and fast.
human
We all know a little something about electricity. Roundy, you go to the telephone and look it over. I'll meet you there.