human
Cursed modernism and all its extravagant ways! said the old gentleman in a bitter voice.
gpt
Spending that which he should have saved, sir, upon a ridiculous experiment which has ruined the atmosphere of the place entirely. Wayward fool!
human
But it has improved your reading faculties, anyhow, Father, put in Miss Duggan in a quiet, resolute voice.
gpt
Paula is not nearly so busy nowadays, when you can read your own papers----
human
As though I _ever_ wanted to do anything but wait upon him--dear man! struck in Lady Paula reproachfully, and with an arch glance at Cleek which did not go unrewarded.
gpt
Your father is not so old a man as to be in his dotage. And if there _is_ twenty years between us, Maud, it is hardly kind of you to bring the matter up like this. Perfect love should have no age nor yet youth. It should be as ageless as Eternity, as boundless as the sea, as high as Heaven itself.... Are you ready, Andrew dear?