human
Now, by my fay, good Martin, said he,
gpt
I do somewhat lean to thy opinion in the matter, inasmuch as it seemeth scarce possible so young a lad could have penned such stanzas. Nay, by our Lady, I know not where to look amongst our old poets in order to find aught to equal those lines.
human
Then where hath the lad gotten them from? said Arderne.
gpt
Peradventure he hath fetched them from some recent book of songs and sonnets; they say young Spencer hath lately written.
human
said Charlotte;
gpt
Ho! ho! said Martin, with a shrewd look.
human
La! you there now. Come, tell us the when, the where, and the how, Lady Charlotte. Let us have the circumstances under which this sonnet was written, since yon confess to so much knowledge of the matter.
gpt
Nay, Martin, said Charlotte, blushing;
human
Well, said Sir Hugh,
gpt
He is at present, as he tells me, said Arderne,
human
I wonder not thereat, said Sir Hugh;
gpt
Wishing well, however, hath not a body in it;