human
He felt bad too,
gpt
He! said Dwight.
human
He must have.
gpt
It's you, Ina sobbed.
human
It's you. _My_ sister!
gpt
Well, said Lulu,
human
she added,
gpt
Thank goodness, Ina broke in,
human
Oh, yes, she said in her monotone.
gpt
People will have to know.
human
I do not see the necessity. Dwight's voice was an edge. Then too he said
gpt
Why, what would they think?
human
What difference does it make what they think?
gpt
Why, said Lulu slowly,
human
I shouldn't like--you see they might--why, Dwight, I think we'll have to tell them.
gpt
You do! You think the disgrace of bigamy in this family is something the whole town will have to know about?
human
Say, she said,
gpt
I never thought about it being that.
human
What did you think it was? And whose disgrace is it, pray?
gpt
Ninian's,
human
Ninian's! Well, he's gone. But you're here. And I'm here. Folks'll feel sorry for you. But the disgrace--that'd reflect on me. See?
gpt
But if we don't tell, what'll they think then?
human
They'll think what they always think when a wife leaves her husband. They'll think you couldn't get along. That's all.
gpt
I should hate that,
human
Well, I should hate the other, let me tell you.
gpt
Dwight, Dwight, said Ina.
human
Let's go in the house. I'm afraid they'll hear--
gpt
Lulie, she said,
human
No, no, mother. She wasn't there.
gpt
Then that ain't so bad, she said.
human
I was afraid maybe she turned you out.
gpt
No, Lulu said,