human
Why, Erika! she exclaimed when the girl paused,
gpt
You have a lively imagination, Erika said, sarcastically.
human
It is remarkable that Goswyn has had nothing to say about his adoration all this time.
gpt
My dear child, replied her grandmother,
human
Indeed! said Erika, tossing her head disdainfully.
gpt
Well, his poverty is at an end!
human
Oh, Erika, with your wonderful sensibility you ought to understand that a man like Goswyn cannot bring himself all in a moment to profit by his brother's death,--a death, too, so terrible in its attendant circumstances.
gpt
True, grandmother; it would be odious of him to renew his suit instantly; but, you see, if such a misfortune as has befallen him had happened to me, I should long to carry my pain to those who were nearest my heart. You are ready to return to Berlin for his sake. If all that you fancy were true, he would have come to Venice: he could easily have obtained a leave. And now we have done with this subject once for all. Fortunately, I do not care for him in the least,--not in the least. I tell you all this only that you may not request me to ride posthaste with you to Berlin, that the world there, already so predisposed in my favour, may say, 'She is running after Goswyn von Sydow, now that he has inherited the family estates.'