human
Evelina; they had all the vivacity of the pleasant cousins of the heroine of that story, and the same generosity towards the public in regard to their family affairs. Before they had been in the cabin an hour, we felt as if we knew every one of them. There was a great squabble as to where and how they should sleep; and when this was over, the revelations of the nature of their beds and their peculiar habits of sleep continued to pierce the thin deal partitions of the adjoining state-rooms. When all the possible trivialities of vacant minds seemed to have been exhausted, there followed a half-hour of
gpt
Goodnight, pa; good-night, ma;
human
Goodnight, pet; and
gpt
Are you asleep, ma?
human
No.
gpt
Are you asleep, pa?
human
No; go to sleep, pet.
gpt
I'm going. Good-night, pa; good-night, ma.
human
Goodnight, pet.
gpt
This bed is too short.
human
Why don't you take the other?
gpt
I'm all fixed now.
human
Well, go to sleep; good-night.
gpt
Good-night, ma; goodnight, pa, --no answer.
human
Good-night,pa.
gpt
Goodnight, pet.
human
Ma, are you asleep?
gpt
Most.
human
This bed is all lumps; I wish I'd gone downstairs.
gpt
Well, pa will get up.
human
Pa, are you asleep?
gpt
Yes.
human
It's better now; good-night, pa.
gpt
Goodnight, pet.
human
Good-night, ma.
gpt
Good-night, pet.