human
You here, Charlotte?
gpt
Yes, papa,
human
Go to bed now, darling,
gpt
Papa, I can't; I--
human
There is nothing you can do, sweetheart; there is nothing for you to worry about. Papa will take care of you always, whatever happens. Go to bed now, and go to sleep, honey.
gpt
But, papa, I can't sleep. Let me stay and--
human
No, dear. There is nothing you can do. It will only worry me to have you stay. Go to bed, and put all this out of your mind. It will all come right in the end.
gpt
I am glad Ina is out of the way,
human
So am I,
gpt
I wish Charlotte had as good a man to look out for her,
human
I shall look out for her, he said.
gpt
You need not think I am quite out of the running yet, when it comes to looking out for my own flesh and blood.
human
No, of course you are not, Arthur. I did not mean to imply any such thing, Anna rejoined, hastily.
gpt
I was only-- Come into my room. Amy is fast asleep by this time, and if she is not she has a headache, and you might as well try to consult with an infant in arms as Amy with a headache. And something has to be done.
human
Yes, you are right, Anna,
gpt
Those people will all go when they get tired of waiting. There is no use in our bothering with them any more to-night. Come in.