human
To-morrow will be Christmas-day, she said, as she lingered in Miss Morton's room on her return;
gpt
I doubt if Miss Cunningham is a favourite with any one but your cousin Margaret, was the reply;
human
It is so odd that you should pity her, as you always do, said Amy.
gpt
Now I should like so much to be her,--that is, not herself, but to be my own self, with her rank and fortune; and then I would get such a pretty little room for you, and you should come and live with me, if you would.
human
And do nothing all day but amuse myself?
gpt
No, not that. I know you never would bear to do nothing; but you should teach me music and drawing as you do now, and we might have Rose with us too--it would be so nice.
human
And it is so nice to teach you music and drawing, and to have Rose with me, and to live in a comfortable little room. You see, I have it all.
gpt
Ah, yes! said Amy;
human
I should grieve very much, she said,
gpt
But you have mamma to love you besides, said Amy;
human
Perhaps, so am I too, said Emily, smiling;
gpt
Ah! Saturday, repeated Amy, sighing;
human
Your cousin Frank comes to-night, replied Emily, laughing;
gpt
I forgot that; but then they are girls--boys cannot entertain girls. I do think, if I had but a fairy's wand, I should strike them all as they came into the house, and change them into boys, and set them to play at football and leapfrog, and all the trouble would be over. But I am not Dora; and if they are dull they will not complain of me.