human
Come up here, girls, come up here, she said, in a stage-whisper, gesticulating wildly.
gpt
Where have you been? Come; I'm half dead.
human
What has happened?
gpt
They're mortgaging the little grey house--oh dear, oh dear!
human
Already?
gpt
This moment, said Prue, tragically.
human
When I came home Aunt Azraella was here, and still talking about our selling the furniture. Then papa seemed to lose all patience, and to want to have it over with. He said: 'Mr. Barker told me he was ready to take the mortgage and give me the money any moment I would call him over. Prue, go tell him now that I am ready to mortgage the house--that I'm waiting for him. And then go fetch lawyer Dinsmore. I must get it done, and stop discussing it; it takes too much nervous strain, and too much time from my work.' I looked at Mardy, and she looked miserable, but she only said: 'Go, Prue; hurry, child.' So I went. And they've been mortgaging down there for half an hour. They ought to be done soon, I should think: how long does it take to put on a mortgage?
gpt
Oh, I don't know, I do not know, moaned Rob, throwing herself face downward on the bed.
human
How long does it take to get one off, you'd better ask.
gpt
You can't care more than I do, Rob Grey, she said.
human
I've cried and cried, and I thought I'd die when I told Mr. Barker and Mr. Dinsmore to come.