human
John, dear, said his mother to his father, one day not long after his birth,
gpt
I'm so glad he is a boy. He might have been a girl, you know.
human
No, Molly; _he_ could never have been a girl!
gpt
Now, don't laugh at me, John, dear. You know what I mean. But what shall we call him?
human
John, of course, replied the farmer, with decision.
gpt
My father was called John, and _his_ father was called John, and also his grandfather, and so on back, I have no doubt, to the very beginning of time.
human
Nay, John, returned his wife, simply,
gpt
Why, Molly, you're getting to be quite sharp, returned the farmer.
human
Nevertheless this little man is to be John, like the rest of us.