human
Well, Polly --it was Mr. Alstyne who spoke, and he acted as if he had come to stay by her side--
gpt
Have I, sir?
human
Yes, indeed, said Mr. Alstyne, his keen eyes searching her face.
gpt
Well, now, Polly, your dragons, although not exactly like any living ones extant, made me think of some I saw at the Zoo, in London. Do you want me to tell you how?
human
Oh! if you please,
gpt
Let us sit down here, then, said Mr. Alstyne, drawing her off to two chairs in a corner,
human
Yes, Alstyne has her all right, Mr. King was saying at the further end of the drawing-room to Mrs. Pepper; he spied the whole thing;
gpt
Just think, Polly's given up her chance with the best dancer in the room, and sent Pickering Dodge off with that horrid Ray Simmons.
human
This is our figure,
gpt
Isn't she a goose?
human
I suppose she best pleases herself, said the boy indifferently.
gpt
Why should any one else interfere in the matter?
human
But some one else ought to interfere, cried Alexia, with a little pout, provoked at his indifference;