human
My son, my only boy, she moaned as Burns asked her to tell him her trouble,
gpt
My dear lady, he said gently at length,
human
Jordan is a man; you can't control him. He is a mighty manly man, too--as his frankly telling you his intention proves. Most sons would have kept their plans to themselves, and simply have brought the mother home her new daughter some day without any warning. As for Miss Linton, I assure you she is a lady--as it seems to me you must have seen for yourself.
gpt
She is clever; she could act the part of a lady, no doubt, moaned the one who possessed a clear title to that form of address.
human
But she might be anything. Why didn't she tell you something of herself? Jordan could not say that you knew the least thing about her. People with fine family records are not so mysterious. There is something wrong about her--I know it--I know it! Oh, I can't have it so; I can't! You must stop it, Doctor; you must!
gpt
She spent two weeks in our home, Burns said.
human
During that time there was no test she did not stand. Come, Mrs. King, you know that it doesn't take long to discover the flaw in any metal. She rang true at every touch. She's a girl of education, of refinement--why, Ellen came to feel plenty of real affection for her before she left us, and you know that means a good deal. As for the mystery about her, what's that? Most people talk too much about their affairs. If, as we think, she has been brought up in circumstances very different from these we find her in, it isn't strange that she doesn't want to tell us all about the change.