human
Let me help you, Mona, said Mr. Fairfield, kindly.
gpt
Is it something you have to tell us,--or ask us?
human
Yes, sir, yes! That's it!
gpt
Well, tell us, then. But take your time and tell us quietly. Then you won't get incoherent.
human
You see, Mr. Fairfield,--and Mrs. Fairfield, my father is going to Europe next week. It's on a business trip, and he only just found out that he had to go. He will take me with him if I want to go, but I don't! So I proposed a plan to him instead of that, which he thinks is fine. And,--and, I want to know what you think about it.
gpt
We will probably approve of it, if your father does,
human
Well--it's just this. For me to stay at home, and keep our house open, and have Patty stay there with me, instead of her going to the mountains with you.
gpt
You and Patty stay there alone!
human
No, sir; not alone. Father would ask his sister, my Aunt Adelaide, to stay with us, as chaperon. She's a lovely lady, and she'd be glad to come.
gpt
Well, I don't know,--I don't know, said Mr. Fairfield.
human
I'm not sure I could go off and leave Patty with strangers.
gpt
But I'm not a stranger, said Mona,
human
How long will your father be gone?
gpt
Two months. August and September. He would rather take me with him, but he said if you all agreed to my plan, he would do so, too.
human
Well, it's a surprise, said Mr. Fairfield,