human
Rest a minute, dear, and try to keep them from falling, said the Teacup, who was also breathless, but very kind.
gpt
Of course, if they should fall here it wouldn't be so bad; still, if you can keep them on your lashes till we reach the Vale--
human
What would they do, asked Sara, in awe,
gpt
Well, you see, none ever have fallen in the Garden, said the Teacup, at last, speaking in a voice that was hardly more than a whisper.
human
Before my Saucer was broken--
gpt
She's a widow, Miss,
human
Before my Saucer was broken, continued the Teacup, with a grateful look at the thoughtful Gunki,
gpt
I've heard him say that a little girl came into the Garden one day with tears in her eyes, and that one would have fallen, if a Gunkus had not caught it in his shoe. Haven't you noticed the old, gray-haired Gunkus, who always wears a wooden medal on his coat-tail--
human
Our grandfather,
gpt
Yes, the grandfather of these dear boys, said the susceptible old lady.
human
He was showing the little girl about the Garden, and so had his shoe in his hand out of respect for her; so he caught the tear in his shoe with the greatest presence of mind, and ran down here with it before any actual harm was done. What the child was crying about I can't imagine; though, for that matter, why any nice child should bring tears into the Garden--
gpt
Would it be worse than the Fractions?
human
It would,
gpt
It would,
human
Much, much worse, said the Teacup, in her soft, anxious tremolo.
gpt
One snow remedied that, you see; but if a tear fell--but oh, dear, let's don't talk about it! My handle is so consanguineous, and I forgot to ask the Plynck--and--and--