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Mamma, said Amy, as she returned from Emmerton one bright afternoon in the beginning of September,
gpt
Aunt Harrington hopes that when I go to the Hall on Thursday, you will go with me; for Lord Rochford is coming over with Miss Cunningham, and she thinks you would like to see them. The carriage will be sent for you whenever you wish it.
human
Has not Miss Cunningham been at the Hall before?
gpt
No, replied Amy;
human
How did you guess that?
gpt
Oh, by the way in which she talked of her, and said she hoped Dora would make herself agreeable, and that there were very few young people of the same age here, and that the acquaintance was very desirable. But, mamma, continued Amy, looking up archly in her mother's face,
human
I think Dora is determined not to like her.
gpt
And why should you think so?
human
Because I am sure Dora never does like any one she is told to like. She always has a fancy for things which no one else can endure, and she will pet that ugly tabby cat which you saw in the schoolroom the other day, and that great fierce dog which growls whenever any one goes near it, though I think she is a little afraid of it.
gpt
And does her love for human beings go by contraries too?
human
I don't know quite, because I have never seen her with strangers, said Amy;
gpt
I saw her frequently when she was a very little child, replied Mrs Herbert;
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Then you will like to go with me on Thursday, mamma, said Amy;
gpt
I must wait till Thursday comes before I decide, answered her mother.
human
The postman shall take a note for me to Emmerton early, to say whether we shall want the carriage.