human
She's down in the meadow,
gpt
She's down in the meadow, Ward repeated to the bespattered young man.
human
You just go down past the stable and follow on down-- he waved a hand vaguely before he took up the broom again.
gpt
You'll find her, all right,
human
Oh, Ward! That must be Marthy's nephew. What will he think?
gpt
Does it matter such a h-- a deuce of a lot what he thinks?
human
His name is Charlie Fox, and he's been to college and he worked in a bank, Billy Louise went on nervously.
gpt
He's going to live here with Marthy and run the ranch. What must he have thought! To have you sweep all that dirty water on him--
human
Oh, not all! Ward corrected cheerfully.
gpt
Quite a lot missed him.
human
What does he look like, Ward? You stood squarely in the way, so I--
gpt
He looked, said Ward dispassionately,
human
He was real polite, said Billy Louise reprovingly,
gpt
Yes? I mind-read a heap of cussing. The politeness was all on top. Ward chuckled and swept more water outside.
human
I expect you saved me a licking that time, Miss William the Conqueror.
gpt
Can you think of any more names to call me, besides my own, I wonder?
human
Heaps more. The glow in Ward's eyes was dangerous to their calm friendship.
gpt
Want to hear them?
human
No, I don't. I want to get off this table before that college youth comes back to be shocked silly again. I want to see if he's really--got a mole in front of his ear!
gpt
You know what inquisitiveness did to old lady Lot, don't you? However-- He lifted her in his arms and set her down outside the door.
human
There, Wilhemina; trot along and see the nice young man.
gpt
I won't go a step,