human
Wasn't it for something of that kind--something wrong with estates--that Jack Berrington was sent to prison?
gpt
I--I don't remember.
human
I do. I should think you would. The trial was in all the papers. It was the Gray estate. He was Mrs. Gray's trustee. He ruined the whole Gray family.
gpt
Possibly. He did his best to speak airily.
human
In the matter of estates there are all sorts of hitches that can happen. Some are worse than others, of course--
gpt
I've seen his wife, Ada Berrington, once or twice, when I've been in Paris. She lives there, waiting for him to come out of Singville. She avoids her old friends when she can--but I've seen her.
human
I think I remember hearing about them, he said, for the sake of saying something;
gpt
I should like to go and talk with my father. Would you mind waiting?
human
I wouldn't do that if I were you, Miss Guion. If he's not well it'll only upset him. Why not let everything be just as it is? You won't regret it a year hence--believe me. In nine things out of ten you'd know better than I; but this is the tenth thing, in which I know better than you. Why not trust me--and let me have a free hand?
gpt
I'm afraid I must go to my father. If you'll be kind enough to wait, I'll come back and tell you what he says. Then we shall know. Will you please let me pass?