human
I guess she's too far away,
gpt
We'd better hurry after her!
human
Oh, come on! cried Nan, half sobbing.
gpt
Mother told me to keep good watch over her, and I didn't! I shouldn't have played hide and go seek!
human
It wasn't your fault! her brother consoled her.
gpt
It was as much mine as yours. But we'll find Flossie all right. I guess she's home by this time.
human
Is there any water she could fall into?
gpt
No, not even a duck pond near the cornfield. She's all right, I'm sure, said the other Mrs. Bobbsey.
human
We'll go back to the cornfield and find her hiding, I feel certain.
gpt
But she wasn't playing hide and go seek, declared Nan.
human
She wouldn't hide from us.
gpt
You can't tell,