human
Rosella!
gpt
Yes, Mother?
human
I want you to get ready quickly and go to the Moat House, and persuade Grandfather to come back with you this afternoon instead of waiting until the evening.
gpt
But if he invites me to tea with him?
human
Don't stay, dearie. I want you back before dusk, and it gets dark so soon now; and you must help me to tie the crackers on the Christmas-tree. It's still sunny, so make haste.
gpt
Go the shortest way--you know; keep to the path across the moor, continued her mother,
human
Do you know, Mother, I always wonder, when there's snow, where all the grass is and what's underneath? All killed by the freeze?
gpt
Oh no. The snow keeps everything nice and warm,
human
Being _above_ the snow doesn't keep _me_ nice and warm, Mother,