human
I don't know as I can summon up courage to offer you any ordinary payment, he says,
gpt
Oh, it is such a trifle, and Marcia's head takes its airy curve.
human
I think I should like----
gpt
Well?
human
Please don't laugh at me, she begins, in a tone of girlish entreaty, which is not bad,
gpt
Yes, I suppose you could, he replies,
human
and he is in earnest now.
gpt
There are a great many branches. Why?
human
Oh, she replies,
gpt
I get so tired of the frivolity of life. I long to do something beyond the mere trifles.
human
I suppose you miss both of your sisters, he remarks, with a touch of sympathy.
gpt
You are learning now what loneliness is. Although there is your brother's wife----
human
A child, a mere child, who can thrum a little on the piano and dress dolls for Cecil. I never _could_ understand _why_ Floyd married her.
gpt
There was the fortune,
human
Oh, Floyd did not care for that! You see he has had it all tied up so that he cannot touch it.
gpt
Those who tie can sometimes untie,
human
No. _I_ have always thought there was some silly sentiment, or perhaps Mr. St. Vincent asked it of him, she cries, with sudden inspiration,