human
What do you want _here_?
gpt
Oh, don't speak cross to me, Miss BRUMMET,
human
I know all about it, you see, said he;
gpt
JEFF told me. Oh my! wasn't I struck up, though? But I'll never tell. _He_ couldn't come, you see. His mother sent for him, and--
human
You lie, she broke in fiercely;
gpt
Oh, don't look at me _that_ way, said ARCHIBALD, backing toward the door;
human
I want to go home.
gpt
I'd like to see you go home, she replied, placing her back against the door.
human
You must think I'm a fool, to let you off as easy as that. You've got to sit up with me this evening, anyhow.
gpt
But what would folks say? stammered ARCHIBALD.
human
Oh, think of my reputation, Miss BRUMMET, and let me go.
gpt
Your reputation! she sneered.
human
Humbug! Men don't have any reputation, except when they steal a woman's. Come, she added, in a more conciliatory tone,
gpt
Euchre! Oh, don't ask me to play euchre, said he;
human
I'm so mixed up, Miss BRUMMET, I couldn't tell the King of Ten-spots from the Ace of Jacks. Oh, won't BELINDA grab hold of my hair when she hears of this!
gpt
Yes, she'll pull it till she makes her ARCHIE-_bald_,
human
I'll do anything you say, said he,
gpt
What's wanted?
human
It's your minister as has come, mum, said TEDDY, from the outside.
gpt
What word shall I give him?
human
Tell him I shan't want him,
gpt
He says, mum, as he won't go without marryin' somebody, or a gittin' his pay anyway, for it's a nice buryin' job as he's lost by comin'.
human
But, said ANN,
gpt
I can't-- She hesitated, and seemed to form a sudden resolution.
human
Tell him, she continued,