human
We've called on the biggest gossips we could find, called Hannah cheerfully, as Max came in,
gpt
She was dreadful! said Catherine.
human
She would stop and make notes before we had got a block away from the house, for fear she would forget, and asked questions that made me hold my breath.
gpt
Well, Hannah defended herself.
human
I wanted details. I don't want just little bare sentences. And Catherine was just as bad. She took such an interest in the new people who had moved in next door to the Galleghers', that I know the Gallegher girls were almost scandalized.
gpt
That's a fine start. Can't you do some more calls?
human
No, we don't know any more of the very gossippy kind, but we are going to a tea at Dot's, and we'll make a society note of that. How are the editorials coming?
gpt
I declare, I'm pretty nearly stumped. At college there always seemed to be a lot of vital matters to discuss. But here there isn't anything after a little spiel on the crops and a paragraph on politics. I don't dare go in heavy there, for I'm not sure just what Morse's position is, and don't want to commit him. I can't think of any public enterprise to work up, or any nuisance to be suppressed.
human
I wish you'd suppress mosquitoes and flies,
gpt
Why not write an editorial on it? suggested Catherine.
human
You can give him material to read, can't you, Algernon?
gpt
What's that? O, indeed, yes, and the boy's face lightened with pleasure as he found some one really desiring information of a worthy nature.
human
I'll get you something right away. There was an article in a last month's magazine.
gpt
I could do elegant head-lines,
human
KEROSENE THE KONQUEROR! MOSQUITOES MASSACRED! THE FLIGHT OF THE FLY!