human
Make a bow, says Ivy.
gpt
Loop the bowstring round the hand-piece and you'll get more friction with less work.
human
By gorry! says I;
gpt
Guess you and I learned out of the same geography,
human
Only I didn't learn, said I.
gpt
I'm off to cut something tough to make the bow.
human
Don't go far,
gpt
Why not?
human
Because, she says smiling,
gpt
I'm afraid the beasts will get me while you're gone.
human
Rats!
gpt
Tigers! says she.
human
Oh, Right, you unplumbable old idiot! Do you think you can come into this cave and hide anything from me under that transparent face of yours? The minute you came in and hemmed and hawed, and said as you had nothing to do you guessed you'd have a go with the firesticks--I knew. What scared you?
gpt
she said,
human
Why, it's war, she said.
gpt
I've read enough about war to know that there are two safe rules to follow. First, declare war yourself while the other fellow's thinking about it; and then strike him before he's even heard that you have declared it. That sounds mixed, but it's easy enough. We'll declare war on the dangerous beasts while I'm still in the months of hop, skip, and jump.
human
A certain woman, said I,
gpt
This is different, she said.
human
This island's got to be a safe place for a little child to play in or Ivy Bower's got to be told the reason why.
gpt
You're dead right, Ivy dear, I says,
human
All I care about, said Ivy,