human
The dear man! said Lady Grafton.
gpt
I've never seen him so pleased with himself. It has given him a new lease of life. If it weren't for his hair you might take him to be about thirty.
human
He'll love being a grandfather, she said.
gpt
He'll be like he was to us when we were children, with B's baby.
human
Let's hope he'll have babies of his own, said Lady Grafton uncompromisingly.
gpt
Most men wouldn't care about it at his age; but he will. He'll dote on them.
human
What _do_ you mean?
gpt
Oh, my dear, you can't be as blind as all that. When did you ever see a man in the state he's in unless he was in love, and things were going well with him?
human
You mean with Ella?
gpt
That shows you have. You ought not to be jealous and selfish about it, you know. He hasn't been to you. He behaved extraordinarily well over _your_ marriage.
human
I know he did, said Caroline quickly. She wanted no enlightenment of her aunt's opinions upon her marriage.
gpt
I shouldn't be jealous or selfish if he wanted that to make him happy. But I don't think he does.
human
It's what _would_ make him happy, isn't it? She's a very charming creature, and she's devoted to him. She'd give him all the sort of young brightness that he's had from you, and a lot more besides. I don't say you _are_ selfish. You never have been. But he isn't everything to you any longer, and you can't be everything to him, though I know you'll be everything you can. You ought to be glad that there's somebody who can step in and fill your place.
gpt
Dear Aunt Mary, I think I should be, if I thought it was likely to happen. But you wouldn't expect me not to feel just a little sad that we shouldn't be everything to him any longer, as you say.