human
If Carita dares act like this, I'll exert my authority and spank her, she said, giving that young person a warm hug.
gpt
I'm to mother her in every particular. Isn't that right, Uncle Cliff?
human
You are never to forget that you are responsible for her being here, Honey. You must make her happy and set her a good example at all times.
gpt
I'll try and not lead her into temptation, at any rate.
human
That might be a good thing to remember, Blue Bonnet.
gpt
And now, dear, Miss Clyde said,
human
All right, Aunt Lucinda. Good-by then--good-by! No, Uncle Cliff, I'm going to be good now. My love to everybody on the ranch--_everybody_, remember.
gpt
Now for the unpacking, Carita. Come along. I'll help you first. That's a motherly spirit, I'm sure.
human
Yes, begin by spoiling me--that's right!
gpt
A little spoiling won't hurt you a bit. I doubt if a great deal would. There are some people you can't spoil.
human
I wouldn't advise you to try too hard,
gpt
I don't like your being so far away from me, at all, Blue Bonnet said, as she turned on the light and laid her coat and hat on the bed.
human
That's a silly rule having the younger girls all together on one floor. They need the older girls to keep them straight.
gpt
I fancy Fraulein can do that, Carita said resignedly, remembering the eagle-faced teacher in charge of the hall.
human
Mary Boyd says she's a pill!
gpt
A--what?
human
A pill! I asked Mary what that meant, and she said a _dose_. You know--something you have to take and don't like.
gpt
You must introduce Mary to Aunt Lucinda, Carita. It would, perhaps, make her appreciate my vocabulary.
human
I think I'm going to like her just the same.
gpt
Aunt Lucinda?
human
Oh, no! I mean--that is--I like _her_, of course. I meant Mary Boyd, my room-mate. She's awfully jolly.