human
Their mother, whom I knew when she was a girl, has to go to the hospital for an operation, and she has no one with whom she can leave Harry and Mary. So I agreed to take charge of them this winter, as their mother may have to stay in the hospital a long time to get well and strong.
gpt
Where is their father--dead?
human
I'm afraid he is, answered Uncle Toby.
gpt
And yet it isn't known for sure.
human
What do you mean?