human
Did you have a good time coasting?
gpt
I didn't have any time, he explained sadly.
human
I tipped Ruth off the sled and then she wanted to come home and I had to come with her, 'cause her mother won't let her cross streets all alone.
gpt
And I suppose Nelson wanted to stay and enjoy himself, said Harriet.
human
Well, never mind, Sunny Boy, next time you shall coast all morning, if I have to go along to see that no one bothers you.
gpt
Could I go this afternoon, Harriet? asked Sunny Boy.
human
Mother didn't say not to; she just said to come home at half-past eleven.
gpt
Yes, I know she did, answered Harriet, putting salt in her soup and then tasting it to be sure it was right.
human
But I don't think she wants you to play on Court Hill in the afternoon when there will be a larger crowd. I tell you what you do this afternoon, Sunny Boy: Build the biggest snow man you can in the yard and then you'll surprise your mother and grandmother when they come home from your Aunt Bessie's.
gpt
I could s'prise 'em, couldn't I? replied Sunny Boy, chuckling in delight.
human
And Daddy and Grandpa, too! Do you think I could make a very big snow man, Harriet?
gpt
I don't see why not, said Harriet.
human
You have a yard full of snow to make him out of.