human
Oh, dear! he said,
gpt
Yes, dear, said his mother,
human
I know it, said Arthur, forlornly;
gpt
I am not at all surprised, he replied:
human
I have been expecting it.
gpt
Of course it would never do to leave the child here,
human
Of course not, said Mr. Cook.
gpt
But I'll tell you what we might do: take Rob and Nelly home with us for the winter. I think their father and mother would let them go.
human
Rob too?
gpt
Rob too! echoed Mr. Cook.
human
Why, if I could have but one Rob would be the one; but if we take one we've got to take both: you might as well propose to separate the Siamese twins.
gpt
I was thinking of proposing to take Nelly, said Mrs. Cook.
human
I don't see how Mrs. March could spare them both.
gpt
She could easier let them both go than have one left behind to pine. I don't know but it would kill them to be apart from each other. I don't see, though, how you can prefer Nelly to Rob?
human
And I don't see how you can prefer Rob to Nelly, answered Mrs. Cook:
gpt
Does Arthur like her better?
human
Yes, I think he does, replied Mrs. Cook:
gpt
Let us go down to-night and ask Mr. and Mrs. March about it, said Mr. Cook.
human
The sooner it is settled the better. If Arthur has got this crotchet in his head about staying, he won't be easy a minute.