human
But what do you mean by a good deal?
gpt
You heard what he said, Gabriel answered,
human
Now, Gabriel, you know that is all nonsense,
gpt
Yonder comes Miss Claiborne, said Gabriel.
human
Good-bye, Nan; I'm still sorry you are not as you used to be. I must go and see Mr. Sanders.
gpt
That child worries me, said Nan, uttering her thought aloud, and unconsciously using an expression she had often heard on Mrs. Absalom's tongue.
human
Did you see that great gawk of a boy? she went on, as Eugenia Claiborne came up.
gpt
He hasn't the least dignity.
human
Well, you should be glad of that, Nan,
gpt
I? Well, please excuse me. If there is anything I admire in other people, it is dignity.
human
What did you do to Gabriel, Nan, that he should be running away from you at such a rate? Or did he run because he saw me coming? Before Nan could make any reply, Eugenia seized her by both elbows--
gpt
And, oh, Nan! you know the Yankee captain who is in command of the Yankee soldiers here? Well, his name is Falconer, and mother says he is our cousin. And would you believe it, she wanted to ask him to tea. I cried when she told me; I never was so angry in my life. Why, I wouldn't stay in the same house nor eat at the same table with one who is an enemy of my country.
human
Nor I either, said Nan with emphasis.
gpt
But he's very handsome.
human
I don't care if he is, cried the other impulsively.
gpt
He has been killing our gallant young men, and depriving us of our liberties, and he's here now to help the negroes lord it over us.
human
Oh, now I know what Gabriel intends to do! exclaimed Nan, but she refused to satisfy Eugenia's curiosity, much to that young lady's discomfort.
gpt
I must go,