human
What time does Shirley go to bed?
gpt
Why she always went to bed at half-past seven when Mother was well, she answered,
human
And what time do you go?
gpt
I'm supposed to go at nine, she admitted,
human
Half-past eight would be better, said her brother, coming over to sit on the arm of her chair,
gpt
You ask more questions than any one I ever knew, cried the exasperated Sarah with bitter frankness.
human
I wanted to read my rabbit book, but Shirley teased and I played dominoes to please her. And now I suppose you'll be saying I ought to go to bed!
gpt
Rosemary?
human
Sarah is supposed to go to bed at eight o'clock, announced Rosemary reluctantly.
gpt
She used to argue with Mother nearly every night. No one ever wants to go to bed early, Hugh, and lots of the girls stay up till ten.
human
Then I'm sorry for lots of girls, rejoined the doctor.
gpt
Shirley is going to be my good girl and go to bed every night at half-past seven, aren't you, dear? Sarah at eight and Rosemary at nine--and that's all settled. Put up the dominoes, children, and run along for it's twenty minutes past eight this minute.
human
I don't want to go to bed,
gpt
I'll go up with you, darling, promised Rosemary, putting down her knitting.
human
I'll tell you a story about the little brown bear.
gpt
Don't want a story,
human
What's the matter with my sweetheart? she asked, her voice tender.
gpt
Is she afraid of the big dark?
human
That's nonsense, Aunt Trudy, he said curtly.
gpt
No child of my mother has ever been frightened of the dark; we were not brought up that way. Every one of us has been trained to go up to bed alone at the right time, as a matter of course. Sarah, put away those dominoes and go upstairs to bed with Shirley.