human
No one--not for two weeks, she said, in comment on the eastern trail, which was so little frequented in winter, and this year had been less travelled than ever.
gpt
It would be nice to have a neighbor, she added, as she faced the west and the sinking sun again.
human
I get so lonely--just minutes I get lonely. But it's them minutes that seem to count more than all the rest when they come. I expect that's it--we don't live in months and years, but just in minutes. It doesn't take long for an earthquake to do its work--it's seconds then.... P'r'aps dad won't even come to-morrow, she added, as she laid her hand on the latch.
gpt
It never seemed so long before, not even when he's been away a week. She laughed bitterly.
human
Even bad company's better than no company at all. Sure. And Mickey has been here always when dad's been away past times. Mickey was a fool, but he was company; and mebbe he'd have been better company if he'd been more of a scamp and less a fool. I dunno, but I really think he would. Bad company doesn't put you off so.
gpt
My, if I didn't forget Shako, she said,