human
It is all very well to talk about Ina's being married in four weeks, said Anna Carroll to her sister-in-law, one afternoon directly after the affair had been settled.
gpt
If a girl gets married, she has to have new clothes, of course--a trousseau.
human
Why, yes, of course! How could she be married if she didn't have a trousseau? I had a very pretty trousseau, and so would you if you had been married, Anna, dear.
gpt
Good Lord, said she,
human
Yes, I know you have had a great many very good chances, assented Mrs. Carroll,
gpt
Well, said Anna Carroll,
human
I don't see why, dear.
gpt
Well, how is it to be managed, if you will be so good as to inform me, Amy?
human
How? Why, just go to the dressmaker's and order them, of course.
gpt
What dressmaker's, dear?
human
Well, I think that last New York dressmaker is the best. She really has imagination like a French dressmaker. She doesn't copy; she creates. She is really quite an artist.
gpt
Madame Potoffsky, you mean?
human
Yes, dear. The dressmaker whose husband they say was a descendant of the Polish patriot. They say she herself is descended from a Russian princess who eloped with the Polish patriot, and I can believe it. There is something very unusual about her. She always makes me a little bit nervous, because one does get to associating Russians, especially those that run away with patriots, with bombs and things of that kind, but she is a wonderful dressmaker. I certainly think it would be wise to patronize her for Ina's trousseau, Anna.
gpt
Well, dear, I have my doubts about our ability to patronize her, she said,
human
Anna, dear, what--
gpt
Amy, don't you know that Madame Potoffsky simply will not give us any further credit?
human
Oh, Anna, do you think so?
gpt
I know. Amy, only think of the things we owe her for now--my linen, my pongee, my canvas, your two foulards, Ina's muslin, Charlotte's etamine! It is impossible.
human
Oh, dear! Do we owe her for all those?
gpt
We do.
human
Well, then, I fear you are right, Anna,