human
Father, exclaimed William Haydon suddenly, as they neared the barn,
gpt
I do' know now but I've thought o' the very one!
human
What d'ye mean?
gpt
explained the son, his ardor suddenly cooling.
human
I had Maria Durrant in my mind--Marilla's cousin. Don't you know, she come and stopped with us six weeks that time Marilla was so dyin' sick and we hadn't been able to get proper help; and what a providence Maria Durrant was! Mother said one day that she never saw so capable a woman.
gpt
I don't stand in need of nursin', said the old man, grumbling, and taking a defensive attitude of mind.
human
What's the use, anyway, if you can't get her? I'll contrive to get along somehow. I always have.