human
Of course she acted wisely, and I ought to be very pleased; but that poor dear fellow!--his eyes _are_ so like his mother's!
gpt
I congratulate you, mother, on a clear field. You've sent poor Arthur off very nicely, said Carruthers, the next morning, paying his general visit in her boudoir before the day began, which is much the same time in Town as in Greenland, and commences, whatever almanacs may say, about two or half-past P.M.
human
Cardonnel left this morning for Heaven knows where, and is going to exchange, Shelleto tells me, into the ----th, which is ordered to Bengal, so _he_ won't trouble you much more. When shall I be allowed to congratulate my cousin as the future Duchess of Doncaster?
gpt
Pray, don't tease me, Philip. I've been vexed enough about your friend. When he came to me this morning, and asked me if there was no hope, and I was obliged to tell him there was none, I felt wretched, said Lady Marabout, as nearly pettishly as she ever said anything;
human
Ah, my dear mother, you women will never be worth all you ought to be till you leave off kowtow-ing to 'what will be said,' and learn to defy that terrible oligarchy of the Qu'en dira-t-on?
gpt
When will Goodwood propose? wondered Lady Marabout, fifty times a day, and Valencia Valletort wondered too. Whitebait was being eaten, and yachts being fitted, manned, and victualled, outstanding Ascot debts were being settled, and outstanding bills were being passed hurriedly through St. Stephen's; all the clockwork of the season was being wound up for the last time previous to a long standstill, and going at a deuce of a pace, as if longing to run down, and give its million wheels and levers peace; while everybody who'd anything to settle, whether monetary or matrimonial, personal or political, was making up his mind about it and getting it off his hands, and some men were being pulled up by wide-awake Jews to see what they were
human
while others were pulled up by adroit dowagers to know what they had
gpt
before the accounts of the season were scored out and settled.
human
Had Goodwood proposed? asked all Belgravia.
gpt
Why hadn't Goodwood proposed? asked Lady Marabout and Valencia. Twenty most favorable opportunities for the performance of that ceremony had Lady Marabout made for him