human
O, yes, I remember now, he said.
gpt
The house at the end of the hollow. No, it is not let to anybody but you. I had almost forgotten that it was you who occupied it till this moment. I was just remarking to Menzies, the manager down at the pit, the other day that it was by far the most respectable house in the place.
human
I suppose that is because we keep the windows clean,
gpt
Well, as you seem to be such good tenants--you and your friend--I don't think I can do better than give you another lease of it, remarked Mr. Kimberly, smiling at her delighted face.
human
By the way, I suppose that is some of your work--the general improvement in the grass plots?
gpt
O, no, papa, that is what the children do themselves. And what do you think, papa, one of the little fellows actually comes regularly and weeds our beds, because we haven't time to attend to them ourselves. He did it at first without any prompting but that of gratitude, and now some of the others help him, and so they keep our garden tidy as well as their own.
human
Yes, yes, Slyboots, but who put the idea of keeping their own tidy, into their heads? It didn't grow there, I am sure of that.
gpt
Well, _I'm_ not quite so sure of that, replied Minnie, shaking her head wisely.
human
Perhaps it has been there a long while, and only required some one to tap it out.
gpt
Well, well, returned Mr. Kimberly with an amused expression,