human
Your sister has been opening my mail,
gpt
But, Dwight, if it's from Ninian--
human
It is _my_ mail, he reminded her.
gpt
She had asked me if she might open it. Of course I told her no.
human
Well, said Ina practically,
gpt
I shall open the letter in my own time. My present concern is this disregard of my wishes. His self-control was perfect, ridiculous, devilish. He was self-controlled because thus he could be more effectively cruel than in temper.
human
What excuse have you to offer?
gpt
None, she said--not defiantly, or ingratiatingly, or fearfully. Merely,
human
None.
gpt
Why did you do it?
human
Dwight, said Ina, reasonably,
gpt
She is, said Dwight, after a pause,
human
A-ha! said he.
gpt
So after having been absent with my brother for a month, you find that you were _not_ married to him.
human
You see, Dwight, she said,
gpt
But this seems to me to make you considerably worse off than if he had.
human
Oh, no, Lulu said serenely.
gpt
No. Why, she said,
human
That your apology?
gpt
Look here, Lulu, he went on,
human
See that? Why, no. I wanted you to write to him so I could tell the truth. You said I mustn't tell the truth till I had the proofs ...
gpt
Tell who?
human
Tell everybody. I want them to know.
gpt
Then you care nothing for our feelings in this matter?
human
Your feeling?
gpt
It's nothing to you that we have a brother who's a bigamist?
human
But it's me--it's me.
gpt
You! You're completely out of it. Just let it rest as it is and it'll drop.
human
I want the people to know the truth,
gpt
But it's nobody's business but our business! I take it you don't intend to sue Ninian?
human
Sue him? Oh no!
gpt
Then, for all our sakes, let's drop the matter.