human
It's really true--what I say about business, papa, she pursued.
gpt
I'm very much in earnest, and so is Rupert. I do wish you'd think of that place near Heneage. It will be so lovely for me to feel you're there; and there can't be any reason for your going on working any longer.
human
No; there's no reason for that,
gpt
Well then? she demanded, with an air of triumph.
human
It's just as I said. You owe it to every one, you owe it to me, you owe it to yourself above all, to give up. It might have been better if you'd done it long ago.
gpt
I couldn't, he declared, in a tone that sounded to his own ears as a cry.
human
I tried to, ... but things were so involved ... almost from the first....
gpt
Well, as long as they're not involved now there's no reason why it shouldn't be better late than never.
human
But they _are_ involved now,
gpt
Then straighten them out. Isn't that what we've been saying all along, Cousin Rodney and I? Take a partner; take two partners. Cousin Rodney says you should have done it when Mr. Maxwell died, or before--
human
I couldn't.... Things weren't shipshape enough ... not even then.
gpt
I'm sure it could be managed, she asserted, confidently;
human
She moved from the banister, and continued her way upward, speaking over her shoulder as she ascended.
gpt
In the mean time, you really _must_ go to bed. You look tired and rather pale--just as I do after a dull party. Good night; and _don't_ stay up.