human
And you would have married her?
gpt
The fortune might have tempted me. I will not pretend to a higher state of grace than your brother, and you know up to that time you had taken no pains to render yourself attractive to me. See how soon I succumbed.
human
You delightful old Vulcan!
gpt
What a cheat Floyd was! she declares,
human
I should have made it certain as well as your brother, says Wilmarth.
gpt
But if Eugene repents and falls in love with the pretty little thing, there will be a nice row.
human
And it does look like it, declares Marcia, who is delighted to ferret out unorthodox loves.
gpt
I mean to watch them.
human
Do no such thing, he commands.
gpt
Eugene will not be very hard hit, and your brother is quite capable of taking care of his wife. They are like two children, but it _is_ a pity Eugene had not been wiser. If your brother had only waited until Eugene had met Miss St. Vincent. The hurry in this matter always did surprise me a little. But I forbid you ever breathing a word to your brother. You see what a foolish husband I am to trust you with secrets,
human
No, you are not foolish. Of course I should never speak of it to Floyd,
gpt
Well, that is all right, patronizingly.
human
I dare say the rest know it. It was because you were not in their confidence.