human
Good heavens, Alpine! think what this means to us! Kathleen dead, the whole Carew fortune is ours!
gpt
How can you think of that _now_? she exclaimed, reproachfully.
human
I--I had rather know that--that Kathleen was alive than have the wealth of the Vanderbilts!
gpt
I did not think she would take it so hard, but then I always suspected her at times of a sneaking fondness for that black-eyed witch, she mused.
human
Well, I don't mind. It will look better in society, a little real grief on Alpine's part. As for me, I'm glad she's out of the way, and the Carew wealth assured to me and mine.