human
Yes, it is lively enough, said Mr. Ponsonby, one afternoon when they had returned from the polo grounds and were seated on the veranda. Mr. Ponsonby was a middle-aged Englishman, whose diplomatic labors at various courts had worn a bald spot on his crown. Carmen had not yet come, and they were waiting for a cup of tea.
gpt
And they ride well; but I think I rather prefer the Wild West Show.
human
You Englishmen, Margaret retorted,
gpt
Of some kinds. When we get through with the London season, you know, Mrs. Henderson, we like to rough it, as you call it, for some months. But, 'pon my word, I can't see much difference between Washington and Newport.
human
We might get up a Wild West Show here, or a prize-fight, for you. Do you know, Mr. Ponsonby, I think it will take full another century for women to really civilize men.
gpt
How so?
human
Get the cruelty and love of brutal sports out of them.
gpt
Then you'd cease to like us. Nothing is so insipid, I fancy, to a woman as a man made in her own image.
human
Well, what have you against Newport?
gpt
Against it? I'm sure nothing could be better than this. And Mr. Ponsonby allowed his adventurous eyes to rest for a moment upon Margaret's trim figure, until he saw a flush in her face.
human
This prospect,
gpt
' quoted Margaret,
human
I beg your pardon, Mrs. Henderson; men are not to be considered. The women in Newport would make the place a paradise even if it were a desert.
gpt
That is another thing I object to in men.
human
What's that?
gpt
Flattery. You don't say such things to each other at the club. What is your objection to Newport?
human
I didn't say I had any. But if you compel me well, the whole thing seems to be a kind of imitation.
gpt
How?
human
Oh, the way things go on--the steeple-chasing and fox-hunting, and the carts, and the style of the swell entertainments. Is that ill-natured?
gpt
Not at all. I like candor, especially English candor. But there is Miss Eschelle.