human
Are you sure you are feeling quite well this evening, Elsie darling? You are very pale.
gpt
Of course I'm all right, said Elsie, crossly.
human
I do wish you wouldn't fuss so much about me, Mamma.
gpt
I am sure I don't intend to fuss, she said, plaintively,
human
Nonsense, said Mr. Carleton, looking up from his evening paper, with a frown.
gpt
I have looked over Elsie's lessons, and there is nothing wrong there. She isn't studying any harder than a healthy girl of her age should. What's the matter, Elsie--don't you feel quite up to the mark?
human
She won't tell you; she insists there is nothing the matter, but she has not looked like herself for days. If she isn't better to-morrow I shall have the doctor see her, and give her a tonic.
gpt
My dear Julia, he said,
human
I believe you consider a tonic a cure for every evil in the world. The girls are ready, so let us go down to dinner, and see if Elsie doesn't make up for her loss of appetite at luncheon.