human
Excuse my asking you a question which has nothing to do with me or my breakfast, he said.
gpt
May I inquire if you have ever occupied any other situation than the situation of housekeeper?
human
O yes, sir. I began life as one of the nurses at the Foundling.
gpt
Why, that's it! cried the wine-merchant, pushing back his chair.
human
By heaven! Their manner is the manner you remind me of!
gpt
What is the matter?
human
Do I understand that you were in the Foundling, sir?
gpt
Certainly. I am not ashamed to own it.
human
Under the name you now bear?
gpt
Under the name of Walter Wilding.
human
And the lady--?
gpt
You mean my mother,
human
Your--mother, repeated the housekeeper, a little constrainedly,
gpt
At between eleven and twelve years old. It's quite a romantic adventure, Mrs. Goldstraw.
human
My poor mother could never have discovered me, he added,