human
He is gone.
gpt
Ah!
human
You saw him go?
gpt
I did, sadly;
human
I did.
gpt
He said good-bye to you, perhaps?
human
To be sure he did! He was hardly likely to--
gpt
He didn't ask to see Alice, I suppose?
human
Oh, yes, he did.
gpt
Dear me!
human
But she could not see him, I grieve to say; it was a thousand pities, seeing that he's going straight back to Australia.
gpt
Oh, he told you that too, did he?
human
Of course, Colonel Bristo, when he said good-bye.
gpt
Dear me! But why wouldn't Alice see him?
human
It was too early.
gpt
A mere excuse, exclaimed the Colonel angrily, looking at his watch.
human
Too early! It is plain that she has thrown him over. If so, then the best young fellow in England has been----But perhaps you can tell me whether it really is so?
gpt
A young fellow?
human
Well, young in years; older than his age, I know. But that's not my point.
gpt
Then I really don't know, Colonel Bristo. Alice seldom honors me with her confidence nowadays. Indeed, for the last year--
human
The point--my dear madam; the point!
gpt
Well, then, snapped Mrs. Parish,
human
Ah, you thought that at the time, I know. Do you remember my disagreeing with you when you declared Alice had never been more brilliant, and so on? Why she only danced with the lad once!
gpt
The lad!