human
Mademoiselle Reine, do you not intend to marry?
gpt
I! exclaimed she,
human
Oh, I have time enough and I am not in a hurry. Then, dropping her eyes:
gpt
Why do you ask that?
human
Because I know of some one who loves you and who would be glad to marry you.
gpt
Some one belonging to our neighborhood?
human
Yes; some one whom you know, and who is not a recent arrival here. Some one who possesses, I believe, sterling qualities sufficient to make a good husband, and means enough to do credit to the woman who will wed him. Doubtless you have already guessed to whom I refer?