human
So you've cast anchor in the old port, ma'am?
gpt
My daughter is not at home; do come in, she said, smiling and nodding. Captain Price hesitated; then he put his pipe in his pocket and followed her into the parlor.
human
Sit down, she cried, gayly.
gpt
Well, _Alfred_!
human
Well--_Mrs. North_! he said; and then they both laughed, and she began to ask questions: Who was dead? Who had so and so married?
gpt
There are not many of us left, she said.
human
The two Ferris girls and Theophilus Morrison and Johnny Gordon--he came to see me yesterday. And Matty Dilworth; she was younger than I--oh, by ten years. She married the oldest Barkley boy, didn't she? I hear he didn't turn out well. You married his sister, didn't you? Was it the oldest girl or the second sister?
gpt
It was the second--Jane. Yes, poor Jane. I lost her in 'forty-five.
human
You have children?
gpt
I've got a boy, he said;
human
My girl has never married; she's a good daughter, --Mrs. North broke off with a nervous laugh;
gpt
How do you do, sir? Now, mother, don't talk too much and get tired. She stopped and tried to smile, but the painful color came into her face.
human
And--if you please, Captain Price, will you speak in a low tone? Large, noisy persons exhaust the oxygen in the air, and--