human
This adventure won't end here!
gpt
You won't forget that we're Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Smith?
human
No--no. I sha'n't forget.
gpt
You may have to call me Nelson, and I--to call you Annesley. It's a pretty name, odd for a woman to have. How did you get it?
human
Oh, you don't want to hear that now!
gpt
Why not?--unless you'd rather not tell me. We can't do anything more till the blow falls, except enjoy ourselves and go on with our dinner. How did you come to be Annesley?
human
It was part of my mother's maiden name. She was an Annesley-Seton.
gpt
There's a Lord Annesley-Seton, isn't there?
human
Yes.
gpt
Related to you?
human
A cousin. But Grayle isn't a name in their set. He and his wife have forgotten my existence. I'm not likely to remind them of it.
gpt
His wife was an American girl, wasn't she?
human
How odd that you should know!
gpt
Not very. I remember there being a lot in the papers about the wedding six or seven years ago. The girl was very rich--a Miss Haverstall. Her father's lost his money since then.
human
How _can_ you keep such uninteresting things in your mind--just now?
gpt
They're not uninteresting. They concern you!
human
Lord Annesley-Seton's affairs don't concern me, and never will.
gpt
I wonder?