human
You need not get ready, Kathleen, for I shall assume mamma's authority in her absence, and forbid your going.
gpt
Oh, Alpine, where is the harm?
human
Mamma has forbidden her to go to the theater any more this week, because she caught her making eyes at an actor on the stage last night,
gpt
It is false! answered the young girl, stung to madness by Alpine's wickedness. Turning to Helen, she said, proudly:
human
I accept your invitation, Helen, and will accompany you to the theater, in spite of a hundred Alpine Belmonts! I am no slave to be domineered over in this manner, and Alpine had better go and leave me alone before she arouses me any further.
gpt
Very well, miss; take your own way and defy _me_; but mamma will make you repent it, be sure of that,
human
Oh, Kathleen, I didn't know I was going to raise such a breeze! Perhaps you had better not go if Mrs. Carew objects,
gpt
I'd go if she killed me for it! she cried, with an imperious stamp of her dainty foot.
human
Who is that woman to forbid my going to places of amusement, like other girls? She rang the bell violently for Susette, and added:
gpt
Say nothing before my maid, Helen; but on our way to the theater I'll tell you how wickedly Alpine treated me this afternoon.