human
Aren't you afraid to stay here so much alone, Alice?
gpt
But I never stay _alone_, Maddie! answered the dear child.
human
I have plenty of company--'Tabby,' and the flies, and now and then a spider, and everything that goes by the door, and the clouds and the sunshine and the leaves and the--oh dear! so many things, Maddie, that I can't begin to tell you.
gpt
And somebody you were talking to. Who was that?
human
Ah, yes, best of all! Don't you know, Maddie? said Alice, sinking her voice to a whisper, and gazing earnestly at her young companion.
gpt
Miss Mason told me how He is everywhere, and sees and hears us, and that he loves us better than our mother or father can do, and watches over us and keeps us from all harm. If you go to the school with me you'll learn all about it, Maddie dear. No, no; I'm never _alone_ though mother _is gone_ all the long day.
human
Do you _see_ Him, Alice?
gpt
Not as I see _you_, Maddie, returned her companion with reverence;