human
I wonder how soon we shall go home, said Affonzo.
gpt
I begin to weary of doing nothing.
human
I do not know, said Lola.
gpt
But I heard mamma say something strange about it to-day. She and my father were talking while I was playing with the cockatoo and mamma said, 'It will be a long trip and I should dislike to leave them behind.' 'It would do you little good to go with them,' said my father, and mamma replied that the worry of leaving them would take away all the pleasure of the trip if they were not to accompany her; then she saw me looking and bade my father be silent. What trip could they mean?
human
I am sure I do not know, and you should never remember a conversation not meant for you, said Affonzo, virtuously. Then, his curiosity getting the better of his virtue,
gpt
I wonder where they can be intending to go!
human
But if I should not remember what I hear, then you should not either,
gpt
We are two quite different people, said Affonzo.
human
I am much older than you.
gpt
When one is old, one should behave better than one who is young,
human
Both are quite old enough not to quarrel, said their mother's voice sternly, as she came up unnoticed.
gpt
What are you quarrelling about?