human
Oh, what you got? cried a voice behind Rick, as he was watching his dog eat.
gpt
What you got?
human
A dog, Mazie, answered her brother.
gpt
It's my dog! He came in the night, and he was waiting down on the back steps for me. I prayed for him. Did you pray too, Mazie?
human
No. I--I was going to, said the little girl,
gpt
I just guess he is! cried Rick already proud in ownership of something real and alive and almost human.
human
He's my dog!
gpt
So Rick's found a dog after all; has he? spoke Mr. Dalton, as he got ready to go to work.
human
Well! Well! He isn't such a bad dog, either.
gpt
No, he seems right nice, spoke Mrs. Dalton.
human
But he must belong to someone.
gpt
He belongs to me! declared Rick.
human
I don't need Henry Blake's dog now; I got one of my own!