human
I can't find Nancy, he said.
gpt
She must have gone off somewhere.
human
Gone off! why, she must have left very early then. I have been awake these two hours--since daylight--; I would have heard every sound.
gpt
Well, she isn't about now, Mother. She will be back by breakfast time, I don't doubt. Just stay abed this morning, I will send her to you as soon as she comes.
human
I shall have to, I suppose. Really, Dan, it is extraordinary how neglectful of me that child can sometimes be. She knew--
gpt
Mother, don't find fault with her. She is devoted to you, and you know it.
human
I daresay she is. Of course she is, and I am devoted to her. Where would she be, I wonder, if it hadn't been for me? Good heavens! Dan, can anything have happened to her?
gpt
No, no--of course not,--nothing.
human
Search the house, boy; she may be lying some place in a faint. She isn't strong--I have always been worried--
gpt
Don't get excited, Mother. We will wait until breakfast time. If she doesn't turn up then, you may be sure I shall find her.