human
Poor children! he said compassionately, sitting down beside Rosemary and holding the younger girl in his lap.
gpt
Has the time seemed long? I came as quickly as I could.
human
All right, dear, he said instantly.
gpt
Mother is going to get well. Dr. Hurlbut and I have decided that all she needs is a long rest. I am going to take her to a quiet place in the country day after to-morrow and she is to stay until she is entirely recovered. Why Rosemary!
human
That's the way she is, said the dark and placid Sarah.
gpt
She jumps on me if I say anything and then she cries herself sick thinking things. I would rather, she declared with peculiar distinctness,
human
I'm sorry to say I can't agree with you, replied the young man briefly.
gpt
Here, Shirley, I didn't know you were such a heavy-weight--you run off with Sarah and tell Winnie what I have told you about Mother. Quietly now, and no shouting. Rosemary, dear, he put a protecting arm around the weeping girl,