human
Here's Mrs. Bracken! she cried in delight.
gpt
Isn't it a pity we didn't know she was coming? I could just as well have boiled another egg. But there's plenty of tea. It's like a party, isn't it? Except that we haven't any birthday candles. In Mifflin I always had candles on my birthday cake because daddy said a birthday should be like a candle, a light to guide you into the new year. Shall I boil an egg for you, Mrs. Bracken?
human
Well, upon my word!
gpt
That's what I said, smiled Mr. Bracken, which wasn't exactly true although the words he had used meant the same thing,
human
I locked myself in, Mary Rose explained with a shamed face.
gpt
I was careless and left the key on the outside. Mr. Bracken should have scolded me but he didn't. We've been the best friends and had the nicest time together and now it's going to be nicer because you're here.