human
Let us go and see them, said Clara;
gpt
O no, said Walter,
human
I shall be glad of the excuse to have a little more of your company.
gpt
What was all that laughing about? what was the joke!
human
I can guess pretty well, said Dick;
gpt
I see, said I,
human
Just so, said Dick,
gpt
But what did you mean by easy-hard work?
human
Did I say that? I mean work that tries the muscles and hardens them and sends you pleasantly weary to bed, but which isn't trying in other ways: doesn't harass you in short. Such work is always pleasant if you don't overdo it. Only, mind you, good mowing requires some little skill. I'm a pretty good mower.
gpt
O yes, I see, said Dick;
human
I remember, a beautiful place for a house: but a starveling of a nineteenth century house stood there: I am glad they are rebuilding: it's all stone, too, though it need not have been in this part of the country: my word, though, they are making a neat job of it: but I wouldn't have made it all ashlar.
gpt
So you are come up from the water to see the Obstinate Refusers: where are you going haymaking, neighbours?
human
O, right up above Oxford, said Dick;
gpt
O, I am the lucky one who doesn't want to work; though sometimes I get it, for I serve as model to Mistress Philippa there when she wants one: she is our head carver; come and see her.