human
Don't you think, dear, she said, puzzling over the drawings,
gpt
I should think so. But what do you do with the ebony?
human
Oh, the ebony and gold? That is the adjoining sitting-room--such a pretty contrast.
gpt
And the teak?
human
It has such a beautiful polish. That is another room. Carmen says that will be our sober room, where we go when we want to repent of things.
gpt
Well, if you have any sandal-wood left over, you can work it into your Boys' Lodging-house, you know.
human
Don't be foolish! And then the ballroom, ninety feet long--it looks small on the paper. And do you think we'd better have those life-size figures all round, mediaeval statues, with the incandescents? Carmen says she would prefer a row of monks--something piquant about that in a ballroom. I don't know that I like the figures, after all; they are too crushing and heavy.
gpt
It would make a good room for the Common Council, Henderson suggested.
human
Wouldn't it be prettier hung with silken arras figured with a chain of dancing-girls? Dear me, I don't know what to do. Rodney, you must put your mind on it.
gpt
Might line it with gold plate. I'll make arrangements so that you can draw on the Bank of England.
human
But you told me, dear, not to spare anything --that we would have the finest house in the city. I'm sure I sha'n't enjoy it unless you want it.
gpt
Oh, I want it, resumed Henderson, good-humoredly.
human
Go ahead, little wife. We shall pull through.
gpt
Women beat me, Henderson confessed to Uncle Jerry next day.
human
They are the most economical of beings and the most extravagant. I've got to look round for an extra million somewhere today.
gpt
Yes, there is this good thing about women, Uncle Jerry responded, with a twinkle in his eyes,