human
Come in, dear.
gpt
I can't come in, said Jack.
human
Nan's tumbled down-stairs and has broken her arm. She can't come to see you and she's dreadful sorry.
gpt
Oh, dear, oh, dear, how grieved I am to hear that! said Miss Helen.
human
How did it happen?
gpt
Aunt Sarah shut her up and wouldn't give her any supper, so she got up in the night and Lady Gray saw a mouse and jumped so the candle went out and Nan fell nearly all the way from the top. It's a wonder she wasn't killed, Cousin Mag says.
human
Oh, I am so sorry, she repeated. She hesitated before asking,
gpt
Why did Aunt Sarah shut her up?
human
I don't believe I ought to tell that, she said. Then after some consideration of the subject:
gpt
Maybe I can tell half; she shut her up for one thing and she made her go without her supper because Nan sassed her back.
human
Nan should not have done that.
gpt
Maybe you would, too, if you were doing something your mother let you do and your mother's aunt said you shouldn't,