human
Well, she responded,
gpt
That, returned Thorne, grimly,
human
Hadn't we better get that mower, Farquhar?
gpt
Mavy's very young in some respects. I'm almost afraid you have succeeded in setting him off again.
human
Is the last remark warranted?
gpt
He has been sticking to what he probably finds a very uninteresting task with a patience I hardly thought was in him. Just now he's no doubt ready for an outbreak.
human
An outbreak?
gpt
I'll say a frolic. It won't be anything very shocking, though I should expect it to be distinctly original.
human
Isn't it absurd that he should fly off in this unbalanced fashion because of a few words?
gpt
One mustn't expect perfection; and it wasn't altogether what you said--that merely fired the train. Mavy has been going steady for an unusual time, and as a rule it doesn't take a great deal to drive him into some piece of rashness. For instance, he was quite willing to involve himself in trouble with the police at a word from Lucy Calvert.