human
It's been a hot day, hasn't it? she said,
gpt
and she smiled the brave, cheerful smile she had never lost through all their troubles and anxieties.
human
Juanita and I have put up six dozen jars of blackberries to-day; not a bad day's record, is it? Have you heard the whistle of the East Bound?
gpt
I am not sure; I thought I heard a whistle about half an hour ago, but I have been with Marjorie in the playhouse. We have been having a talk.
human
Has she said anything about her disappointment?
gpt
Yes, a little. She is bearing it splendidly, but it is a real grief to her, notwithstanding.
human
I was afraid it would be, she said.
gpt
It would almost have broken my heart to part from her, but Donald and I had made up our minds to let her go. It seemed the only way of giving the child a chance in life, and now this disease among the cattle has put an end to everything. Donald says we may be able to send her next year, but she will be nearly sixteen then, and time is precious. I wish I knew more myself, so that I could help my little girl, but, like so many other girls, I wasted my time at school. O dear! if children only realized what an education might mean to them some day, they wouldn't fritter away their time, as half of them do.
human
Susie, said Miss Graham, impulsively,
gpt
Yes, I have thought of it, she said,
human
I know, said Miss Graham, comprehendingly;
gpt
Donald and I were talking about it only last night, she said.
human
It isn't right to deprive the child of advantages she might have, but think of sending her all the way to New York, even if Henry and his wife were willing to take her. Albuquerque would have been different; she could at least have come home for the holidays, but New York--why, think of it, Jessie, she has never been away from us for a night in her life!