human
I kind o' thought I ought to let him go with the farm, he said,
gpt
I'd never have forgiven you if you'd parted with him, she cried.
human
He's--he's perfectly beautiful.
gpt
He's a good feller.
human
I must git busy, he said, with a laugh.
gpt
The hay needs cuttin'. Guess I'll cut till dinner. After that I've got to quit till sundown. I'll go right on cuttin' each mornin' till your 'hired' man comes along. Y' see if it ain't cut now we'll be too late. I'll just throw the harness on Kitty an' Bob an' leave 'em to git through with their feed while I see the hogs fed. Guess that old--your housekeeper can milk? I ran the cows into the corral as I came up. Seems to me she could do most things she got fixed on doing.
human
She was 'fixed' on sending you about what she called 'your business,'
gpt
Guess she succeeded, too. I sure got busy right away--until you come along, and--and got me quittin'.
human
Oh! Joan stared at him with round eyes of reproach. Then she burst out laughing.
gpt
Well, now you shall hear the truth for that, and you'll have to answer me too, Mr. Buck.
human
Buck--jest plain Buck.
gpt
Well, then, 'Buck.' I simply came along to thank you, and to tell you that I couldn't allow your help--except as a 'hired' man. And--I'm afraid you'll think me very curious--I came to find out who you were, and how you came to find me and bring me home here. And--and I wanted to know--well, everything about my arrival. And you--you've made it all very difficult. You--insist on doing all this for me. You're--you're not so kind as I thought.