human
I do think, he murmured resentfully,
gpt
I did remember, Ferdie, but there is not any in the house. You know all the rest of us prefer Ceylon.
human
Poor china jug, she thought,
gpt
Oh, Ferdie, she broke out,
human
I am really awfully sorry for you.
gpt
Yes, I believe you really are, Violet, and I can tell you one thing, Clara wouldn't be if she was in your shoes.
human
She is a woman, he burst out,
gpt
Perhaps she--perhaps she is sorry for Mr. Crichell,
human
Sorry? Not she. I tell you it is the legacy that has done it. The legacy. She always could twist Crichell around her little finger, and the very minute she heard the news, off she went to him and made up. You mark my words, the greater part of that legacy will be hanging round her neck before very long.
gpt
But, Ferdie, she can't be as bad as that. No woman could. People often make mistakes, you know, and she may have found that--that--after all, her heart was really his.
human
Like one of the awful women in your novels! I tell you, it was the legacy that did it. Perfectly revolting, because, after all, he added with an odious, fatuous laugh,
gpt
he broke off, seeming to realise suddenly the bad taste of his attitude.
human
But that's not the point, he went on, nervously--