human
Whether it was quite true that Miss Lesly was about to leave them?
gpt
How tiresome, said Maria,
human
What has gone wrong, then?
gpt
Oh, nothing, said Maria, in a tone which implied everything had.
human
It is true, we are obliged to send her away; but there is no use making a talk about it. It is no business of anybody's, is it?
gpt
Oh, dear no,
human
I should think one's poor relations might be sent to their native obscurity, without everybody's taking it up,
gpt
Yes--but she seems so sweet-tempered. I should have thought her a great acquisition to your family party.
human
You do not really mean to say you think so? said she, looking as if she would say--
gpt
I know you are a better judge than that --
human
She is sweet in company, I know--but in private she is as haughty as a young duchess--She even finds fault with mamma. She comes of a good family, certainly; but, I fear, she is something like the dregs of the cask, only a little bit turned sour.
gpt
Oh, dear, said Maria;