human
I am so glad about the dancing class, said Tom.
gpt
I never should have thought of that. They are all children, you know; but it's very pretty, and they have all the new dances. I used to think it a horrid penance when I was a small boy.
human
I don't know why it is, said Nancy,
gpt
My aunt thinks there are going to be some pretty figure dances to-day, announced Tom in a matter-of-fact way. There was something else than the dancing upon his mind. He thought that he ought to tell Nancy of his engagement,--not that it was quite an engagement yet,--but he could not do it just now.
human
What was it you were going to tell me this morning? About Addie Porter, wasn't it? He laughed a little, and then colored deeply. He had been somewhat foolish in his attentions to this young person, the beguiling village belle of East Rodney and the adjacent coasts. She was a pretty creature and a sad flirt, with none of the real beauty and quaint sisterly ways of Nancy.
gpt
What was it all about?
human
That's one thing I wanted to come to Boston for; that's what I want to tell you. She don't really care anything about you. She only wanted to get you away from the other girls. I know for certain that she likes Joe Brown better than anybody, and now she's been going with him almost all winter long. He keeps telling round that they're going to be married in the spring; but I thought if they were, she'd ask me to get some of her best things while I was in Boston. I suppose she's intendin' to play with him a while longer, said Nancy with honest scorn,
gpt
I won't indeed,
human
I'm going home the first of the week,