human
You are giving yourself a world of trouble, said Selina.
gpt
If I were you, I would just make over the dress to Elizabeth, and let her do what she could with it.
human
My dear, I always find I give myself twice the trouble by expecting people to do what they can't do. I have to do it myself afterward. Prove how a child who can't even handle a needle and thread is competent to make a gown for herself, and I shall be most happy to secede in her favor.
gpt
Nay, put in the eldest sister, afraid of a collision of words,
human
Selina is right; if you do not teach Elizabeth to make her own gowns how can she learn?
gpt
Johanna, you are the brilliantest of women! and you know you don't like the parlor littered with rags and cuttings. You wish to get rid of me for the evening? Well, I'll go! Hand me the work basket and the bundle, and I'll give my first lesson in dress making to our South Sea Islander.