human
I'll just tell you, if it wasn't for Pa, I'd run away from home! As for being a man, I don't think that it is so wonderful after all. The men that I know are all so bad. Just look at Ed! I'm getting so that I can hardly endure Ed!
gpt
I haven't any cards. As usual, however, he was quick to invent a way out of that difficulty and added:
human
Hey, Will! why couldn't we make some? I know where there's a lot of cardboard boxes that we could cut up. One could cut while the other marked them. You would know how to make them, would you not?
gpt
Yes, I think so, Will answered.
human
We could do that all right in the daytime; but how could we work in the dark? And does it get very cold in here?
gpt
Oh, it doesn't get so awfully cold; and as for a light, I can get a dish of lard and put a rag in it which we can light! That won't be a very good light; but I think we can get along.