human
Please do not disturb Ogden, James, she said stiffly.
gpt
He is not feeling very well to-day. His stomach is weak.
human
Been eating too much?
gpt
I was just the same at his age. What he wants is half rations and plenty of exercise.
human
Say!
gpt
Just look at this, proceeded Jimmy, grasping a handful of superfluous tissue around the boy's ribs.
human
All that ought to come off. I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll buy a pair of flannel trousers and a sweater and some sneakers, and I'll take him for a run up Riverside Drive this evening. Do him no end of good. And a good skipping-rope, too. Nothing like it. In a couple of weeks I'll have him as fit as a--
gpt
Ogden's case, said Mrs. Pett coldly,
human
I hope that, now that you are here, James, you intend to settle down and work hard.
gpt
Indubitably. Like a beaver, said Jimmy, mindful of Mr. Pett's recent warning.
human
The only trouble is that there seems to be a little uncertainty as to what I am best fitted for. We talked it over in uncle Pete's office and arrived at no conclusion.
gpt
Can't you think of anything?
human
I looked right through the telephone classified directory the other day--
gpt
The other day? But you only landed this morning.
human
I mean this morning. When I was looking up your address so that I could go and see you, said Jimmy glibly.
gpt
It seems a long time ago. I think the sight of all those fellows in your office has aged me. I think the best plan would be for me to settle down here and learn how to be an electrical engineer or something by mail. I was reading an advertisement in a magazine as we came up on the subway. I see they guarantee to teach you anything from sheet metal working to poultry raising. The thing began 'You are standing still because you lack training.' It seemed to me to apply to my case exactly. I had better drop them a line to-night asking for a few simple facts about chickens.