human
I'll give you some food, and let you have the place for the night, offered the man, generously.
gpt
I was going off anyhow.
human
Oh, no! protested Linda.
gpt
We mustn't drive you out in the cold! And, seeing that the cabin had two rooms--a living-room and a kitchen, she immediately added,
human
We can easily sleep in the kitchen.
gpt
No, I expect to be out all night anyway.
human
Nothing in my life ever tasted half so good!
gpt
Now tell me, he said,
human
We've been to Canada, explained Linda,
gpt
She took her handkerchief out of her pocket, and showed it to the man, though she realized it would not be possible for him to appreciate it.
human
My father buys this, and sells it again.
gpt
Oh, ho! exclaimed the man, significantly, opening his eyes and his mouth wide, knowingly.
human
I see.
gpt
What do you see?
human
Nothing--nothing, he muttered.
gpt
I must be off--I have to get in touch with a man I know tonight--across the woods. His tone changed abruptly.
human
I don't want you girls to stir from here till I get back! You understand?
gpt
You mean you want us to go on eating all night?
human
No. I mean you're not to leave the cabin, till I get back in the morning.
gpt
We won't! Linda assured him.
human
Nothing could induce us to, in all this cold. We'd never find our way, and besides, we want to pay for our lodging. Can you--could you find a way to get us to a train tomorrow?
gpt
I'll take care of you,