human
Oh, I should like to see it! Violet cries, eagerly.
gpt
I wonder if it will ever look so lovely again. And the orchestra! I wish I could be down in the pretty summer-house looking and listening. Will they dance any out of doors, think?
human
We used to waltz on the long balconies. I dare say they will again. Laura had a delightful ball just before papa was taken ill, when she and Arthur were first engaged. Why, it is just about a year ago, but it seems so long since then, and Gertrude sighs.
gpt
Floyd ought to give you a ball when you begin to go into society. Marcia and I had balls when we were eighteen.
human
I shall not be eighteen until next June,
gpt
Oh, how young you are! Why, I must seem--And think how much older Floyd is!
human
You seem pleasant and lovely to me. What does a few years signify?
gpt
I hope you will always be very happy, and that Floyd will be fond of you.
human
Of course he will,