human
You can't think what a trump she's been, Aunt Lucinda, Blue Bonnet said, straightening the bow at her grandmother's neck.
gpt
A regular brick! Why, she's had all the girls at her feet this blessed summer.
human
It would have been more to the point if I had had them in hand, her grandmother replied; making haste to add, as she met Blue Bonnet's puzzled eyes,
gpt
I am afraid we are going to have to begin all over again with Blue Bonnet, she said with some concern.
human
She seems so hoydenish. I noticed it immediately.
gpt
It is a good deal the exuberance of youth, Lucinda. Surplus energy has to be worked off somehow. We must be patient with her.
human
I have been thinking, Miss Clyde replied,
gpt
I shall miss the dear child so, she said.
human
I wish we might keep her with us a bit longer. Boarding-school will be the beginning of a long break, I fear.
gpt
It is because of the association that I particularly wish her to enter Miss North's school. She will meet refined girls from some of our old New England families, and the influence cannot fail to be helpful. I hope she will not be tempted to tell them that her grandmother is a brick,
human
Girls are much the same the world over, her mother answered with the wisdom of experience.
gpt
Blue Bonnet is very like her mother. She was a great romp, but she passed the hoydenish period in safety, so will Blue Bonnet; never fear.
human
She must be taught order and system; and a little domestic science under Katie might not come amiss, since she will some day be at the head of a household, Miss Clyde went on, and her mother signified approval.
gpt
Then there is mending and darning. On the whole, I think the next three months might be made very profitable to Blue Bonnet right here at home. I am not at all sure but that too much emphasis is given to the cultural side of education, and too little to the domestic these days. A girl to be well educated should be well rounded.