human
Well, Delbert?
gpt
He came round, he heard Gramps say.
human
He came round lot sooner'n I figured. Found himself a fawn, he did, cutest little widget you ever laid eyes on and almost black. There was a short silence and Gramps finished,
gpt
He thought it was 'nother orphan.
human
So?
gpt
So tomorrow morning Bud and me are going to fish for Old Shark.
human
How will he tie that in with being worked like a Mexican slave his first two days with us?
gpt
You take a skittish, scared colt out of pasture and put it to work, you work it hard enough so it forgets about being skittish and scared. And Mexicans aren't slaves, Mother.
human
You, Delbert!
gpt
It worked,
human
So'd Allan, and no wonder. You wouldn't go down and pick a boy, as any sensible man would have done. You wrote a letter saying we'll give bed, board and schooling to a strong, healthy boy who's capable of working. Send the boy! I hope Allan didn't see that letter!
gpt
It's no mind if he did, and why do you suppose I wrote in 'stead of going in? Think I wanted that horse-faced old bat who runs the place to have fits?
human
Miss Dempster is not a horse-faced old bat!
gpt
She'd still have fits if she had to figure out anything not written down in her rule book, and it says in her book that older orphans are for working only. Anyway what does it matter? Ain't we got a young'un round the place again?
human
Yes! Gram sighed.
gpt
Thank Heaven!