human
Why didn't we have china like this instead of that we have?
gpt
Hush, dear, said Charlotte.
human
This china is so very old and valuable, you know, that not every one could--that we could not-- I believe we had some very pretty china in our family, but it all got broken,
gpt
It didn't begin to be so pretty as this, said Eddy.
human
I remember it. The cups were like bowls, and there were black wreaths around them. There weren't any handles, either. I don't see why we couldn't have got some china as pretty as this. Suppose it was valuable. Why, I don't believe that we have now is paid for. What difference would it make?
gpt
Let me give you some more of the quince preserve, dear,