human
MAY. EVERARD.
gpt
Dead! Oh, papa! papa!
human
It is very sad, my dear, and very shocking and terribly unfortunate that it should have occurred just at this time. A postponed wedding is ever ominous of evil.
gpt
Oh! pray, papa, don't think of that! Don't think of me! Poor Lady Thetford! Poor Rupert! You will go over at once, papa, will you not?
human
Certainly, my dear. And I will tell the servants, so that when our guests arrive you may not be disturbed. Since it was to be, muttered the Indian officer under his moustache.
gpt
I would give half my fortune that it had been one day later. A postponed marriage is the most ominous thing under the sun.