human
Never mind her, sister; let her talk. Now just let her say anything she pleases to-night. She likes to come down hard upon your brother sometimes. It amuses me, so let her alone.
gpt
Here's Shakespeare, she said,
human
Come, then, sit near me, and correct when I mispronounce.
gpt
I am to be the teacher then, and you my pupil?
human
Ainsi, soit-il!
gpt
And Shakespeare is our science, since we are going to study?
human
It appears so.
gpt
And you are not going to be French, and sceptical, and sneering? You are not going to think it a sign of wisdom to refuse to admire?
human
I don't know.
gpt
If you do, Robert, I'll take Shakespeare away; and I'll shrivel up within myself, and put on my bonnet and go home.
human
Sit down. Here I begin.
gpt
One minute, if you please, brother, interrupted mademoiselle.
human
When the gentleman of a family reads, the ladies should always sew.--Caroline, dear child, take your embroidery. You may get three sprigs done to-night.
gpt
I can't see by lamp-light; my eyes are tired, and I can't do two things well at once. If I sew, I cannot listen; if I listen, I cannot sew.
human
Fi, donc! Quel enfantillage!
gpt
Permit her to neglect the embroidery for this evening. I wish her whole attention to be fixed on my accent; and to ensure this, she must follow the reading with her eyes--she must look at the book.
human
Coriolanus