human
There, now I'll tell you what I could not tell this morning, because dear little Prue cannot keep a secret, and you can, and will.
gpt
I'll tell you just one thing more,
human
I will if you wish it, Randy,
gpt
Well then, these parcels are not for me, they are for someone else, and I do not wish her to know where they came from, Jotham, are you willing to go over to the Wilson farm to-night?
human
I'd go to Joppa if you asked it,
gpt
Then go to Molly's house after dark, and leave these bundles on the doorstep. Knock loudly, and then run away just far enough so that you will be able to see them taken in, and don't tell anyone about it. It's just a nice little surprise and you and I will keep our secret.
human
It's a pleasure that you are planning, of that I am sure,
gpt
I'll tell you just one thing more, said Randy,
human
Molly Wilson is a nice girl and she will be sixteen to-morrow.
gpt
Oh ho! A birthday gift! Well, I don't wonder you wish it to get there to-night, but if I leave it and run, how will they know that the bundles are for Molly?
human
Oh, I must put her name on the parcels now,
gpt
For Mollie Wilson, from one who loves her.
human
There, now they are all ready, but Jotham, she added a moment later,
gpt
I'll take the packages home, and as you wish no one to know about them, I'll hide them in a safe place in our woodshed. When I start for Molly's house I have to go in the same direction that I would if I were intending to stop at Reuben Jenks' door, so I'll leave the presents at the Wilson's, and stop at Reuben's on the way home; then if I'm known to have been at Reuben's no one will guess that I was running about delivering presents.