human
Well, how do you like my haughty mother now? he asked,
gpt
I think she is the most gracefully charming hostess I ever met, she replied,
human
I am sorry if I did, replied Frank honestly,
gpt
I did not mean to. Mother knows how to be very nice to any one she likes and very freezing to any one she doesn't. She fell in love with you the night you sang, and I knew she would. That is why I almost begged you on my knees to sing, he added earnestly,
human
I did not mean to scold you, Frank, she replied,
gpt
It was the first time she had ever used his first name and it made his heart beat high with hope. He would have there and then whispered of that hope, had it not been for his sister's advice to wait for the right moment, and it was wise that he heeded that advice. When noon came he bought a pitcher of coffee all prepared, at a railroad lunch counter, and a cup and saucer, then spread a newspaper between them, and over it a napkin, and while she ate he held the cup and shared the edibles. It was not a gracefully eaten lunch, and yet it served to brush away much of the restraint that lay between them. When the hills of Sandgate were visible he said,
human
I have an hour before the returning train, and just time enough to see you safely home.
gpt
And that is your idea of my hospitality, she exclaimed,
human
Don't mind me, Aunt Susan, he said with easy familiarity;
gpt
I am not a visitor, I am a big brother escorting a lone sister home.