human
Molly, Molly! she screamed.
gpt
I have made a most wonderful discovery: Elise and Mr. Kinsella are--are--well, seekin'! As they went off just now there was something in the way he looked at her and she looked at him that made me know it's so.
human
Well, old mole, if you had not been as blind as a bat you would have seen that all winter. I was dead to tell you, so you would not make Elise so jealous of you, but mother would not let me. She thought it would not be fair to Elise. I knew if you knew you would be careful----
gpt
Careful! Elise jealous of me! Uncle Tom and me! Oh, Molly, Molly, how absurd! Why, Mr. Kinsella has kept close to me to be ready to catch Pierce by the heels and pull him out, in case I should decide to gobble him up. I thought everybody knew that. The only reason he decided to go off on this trip was that I had a heart-to-heart talk with him and told him that he need not have any fear of me, that I was--was--but never mind what I told him. Anyhow, he is not afraid I'll make a meal of his beloved Pierce.
human
How about Pierce? asked Molly.
gpt
Is he, too, relieved at his assured safety?
human
That kid! sniffed Judy.
gpt
He is not in the least in love with anything but his art. I fancy it would bore him to death if he thought Uncle Tom and I had had that talk. He likes me just as he would another boy.