human
Is it nice?
gpt
Very nice, Sibyl. Would you like to taste it?
human
No, thank you, father. Nurse says if you drink wine when you're a little girl, you grow up to be drunk as a hog.
gpt
My dear Sibyl, cried the mother,
human
I really must speak to nurse. What a disgraceful thing to say!
gpt
Let us turn the subject,
human
I 'spect I ought to 'fess to you, she said.
gpt
I was cross myself to-day. Seems to me I'm not getting a bit perfect. I stamped my foot when Miss Winstead made me write all my spelling over again. Father, is it necessary for a little girl to spell long words?
human
You would not like to put wrong spelling into your letters to me, would you?
gpt
I don't think I'd much care, said Sibyl, with a smile.
human
You'd know what I meant, wouldn't you, whether I spelt the words right or not? All the same, she added,
gpt
I'll spell right if you wish it--I mean, I'll try.
human
That's a good girl. Now tell me what else you did naughty?
gpt
When Sibyl talks about her sins, would it not be best for her to do so in private?
human
But this is private, said Mr. Ogilvie,
gpt
I washed my doll's clothes, although nurse told me not, continued Sibyl,