human
It is very hard,
gpt
When did this unfortunate Madame Lanzberg call upon you? Oh, yes. Wednesday. Have you returned her call yet?
human
No; I must show her from the first that I am in no hurry to associate with her,
gpt
Hm! says Scirocco, his hands in his pockets, his eyes fixed upon the ceiling.
human
Do you not think, Mimi, that as quite a near relation of Lanzberg it would be the thing for you to smooth the way a little for his wife? It would be an act of Christian charity.
gpt
The matter is very complicated, Rudi, replied Mimi Dey.
human
I was always very sorry for Felix--you know I decidedly took his part. I have nothing against his wife; her manner is indeed deplorable, but on the whole, if some little poverty-stricken Sempaly or Dey had married her, I should have been the last to withdraw my protection from her. In Felix's unfortunate circumstances, he has proved by his marriage that he no longer belongs to his caste; he has abdicated, _voilà_.