human
Darling, I don't mean to play the tyrant, and am quite ashamed of some things I said last night.
gpt
Then you won't say them any more, will you? I was really afraid you were turning into a horrid tyrant. Oh, you haven't told me who the visitors are who came in the carriage with you!
human
The daughter and niece of an old friend of my father's, Miss Fanny Deane and Miss Susie Fleming.
gpt
How long are they likely to stay?
human
I don't know; probably two or three weeks.
gpt
You asked what I'd been doing. Studying hard part of the time, that I might please this old tutor of mine, giving him another tug.
human
Will you be pleased to hear me recite now?
gpt
There would not be time before tea, dear, he said, consulting his watch;
human
Very well; but first tell me if my toilet satisfies you.
gpt
Entirely; you are as lovely as a fairy,
human
Oh, you flatterer!
gpt
Your wife! exclaimed both ladies when the introduction was over.
human
She looks so young!
gpt
So _very_ young that I should have taken her for a school-girl,
human
And I take you for an old maid of twenty-five, was her mental retort.
gpt
I dare say you'd be glad enough to be as young as I am, and to have such a handsome husband.