human
One's own fireside is so much nicer than anyone else's, she said.
gpt
We'll have a nice cosy talk presently. How is Luke to-day?
human
Not quite so flourishing. A brute of a dog howled in the night and woke him up. He didn't get his proper sleep afterwards.
gpt
Poor old Luke! What a shame!
human
Yes, it made a difference. He has been having neuralgia down his spine nearly all day. I believe he's worrying too. I'm going back after dinner to see if I can do anything. I manage to read him to sleep sometimes, you know.
gpt
Shall I come too?
human
No. Bertie spoke with decision.
gpt
You had better go to bed yourself.
human
I shall do nothing of the sort. I shall sit up and do the Clothing Club accounts.
gpt
Not to-night, Dot.
human
Yes, to-night. They have got to be done, and I can think better at night.
gpt
You are not to do them to-night, Bertie said, with determination.
human
I will do them myself if they must be done.
gpt
My dear boy, you! You would never understand my book-keeping. Just imagine the muddle you would make! No, I must get through them myself, and since I must spend the time somehow till you come home, why shouldn't I do them to-night?
human
Because I forbid it,