human
Is this the Countess Coletti? he inquired politely, though by this time he had noted the name upon one of the trunks.
gpt
Your brother, Mr. Murchison----
human
Oh, did Lem send you to meet me? vivaciously the countess interrupted,
gpt
That is good. I was just wondering if any one was here. Where's Lem?
human
My name is Lee, Countess Coletti, and this is my daughter, Betty.
gpt
Oh, yes, brightly answered the countess,
human
I am very happy to met you--and Miss Betty. This is my daughter Lucia, Mr. Lee--and Miss Lee. Now if we can arrange to have all this baggage sent to whatever station my brother said, and get us to a hotel for the night, I shall be very much obliged. I want to go right on through tomorrow; but Lucia is very much upset and so am I, for that matter. It was a horribly rough passage. This customs business is always so trying!
gpt
I am sorry to have been late, said Mr. Lee,
human
Oh, yes. You never can tell. It wouldn't have made any difference. They were very good about getting all my baggage off early, as I made quite a point of it. There were mobs on this boat, from first class down. Suppose we get out of here.
gpt
I have a taxi waiting, Madam, said Mr. Lee, starting to escort the countess down to where his taxi driver had said he would be waiting inside. By this time it was very likely that he had been able to enter. Betty and a very unresponsive girl of about her own height and age followed. My, but the countess was pretty! And if she had any foreign airs they were laid aside for the present. But the daughter was cool, and though polite, most uninterested in the two people whom she had just met.
human
Poor thing, thought Betty,
gpt
Send the maids and the personal baggage in a separate taxi, please, directed the countess.
human
We want to be alone.