human
I couldn't help it, said the little doctor, coming up red and animated, and wiping his forehead. His spectacles had fallen off long since, and he had let them go.
gpt
It looked so nice to see Jasper and Polly, I thought I'd try it. I didn't suppose I'd get on so well; I really believe I can dance.
human
Humph! laughed Mr. King,
gpt
Oh, Papa Fisher! cried Polly with a merry peal in which Jasper, unpuckering his lips from the Strauss effort, had joined,
human
Yes, said Jasper,
gpt
Well, if you've got through laughing, observed Dr. Fisher,
human
I'll remark that the secret is out.
gpt
Do you like it, Polly? asked Mr. King, holding out his hand.
human
Say, my girl? And then before she could answer, he went on,
gpt
You see, we can't do anything without a doctor on our travels. Now Providence has given us one, though rather an obstinate specimen, he pointed to Father Fisher.
human
And he wants to see the hospitals, and you want to study a bit of music, and your mother wants rest, and Jasper and Phronsie and I want fun, so we're going, that's all.
gpt
When?
human
In a month.
gpt
I think it's a mean shame, cried Joel, on a high vindictive key.
human
You've had burglars here twice, and I haven't been home.
gpt
You speak as if we appointed the meeting, Joe,
human
Well, it's mean, anyway, cried Joel, with a flash of his black eyes.
gpt
Now there won't any come again in an age.
human
Goodness, I hope not,
gpt
I'd have floored him, declared Joel, striking out splendidly from the shoulder,
human
All very well, said Percy negligently,
gpt
Do you mean to say that I couldn't have handled the burglar? demanded Joel belligerently, and advancing on Percy,
human
I didn't say anything what you could or couldn't do. I said you weren't here, and you weren't. That's enough,