human
I sincerely hope that you do desire, for I really want you, Margaret.
gpt
You are very good, Miss Van Gerder.
human
Now stop right there, Margaret. Whether you room with me or not, you shall not be formal. My name is Constance, and you know it very well.
gpt
I never called you by it,
human
I hope you will now. Please don't spoil the entire year for me. If you will consent to share my rooms, and let me make up for my thoughtlessness in so far as I may, you will be doing me a great favor.
gpt
I do not see why you should not have said what you did; it was the truth, and there was no reason why it should not have been told. You must not feel that you owe me any reparation. That is not true. So far as I am concerned, while the present moment may be a little disagreeable in many respects, I cannot altogether regret what has occurred. Mother, naturally, will feel sorry, but there cannot be further disclosures, for I filled in, for Miss Dunbar's benefit, all the details that you had omitted. She knows that Father was your uncle's coachman, and--
human
And he was a good one, and we all liked him. What a tempest in a teapot this is! Now be sensible. You are going to be my room-mate as a favor to me. I beg it. That is settled. I shall see that Patrick comes and moves your trunks this afternoon, and as soon as we have had some of Miss Newby's tea, we are all going over to your room to help you carry the lighter things. There is no need to bother packing those.
gpt
Of course not, said Beth readily.
human
We shall be delighted to help you. With five of us at work, we shall have everything moved in half an hour.