human
Is it her grief for her father?
gpt
I don't think it all that, says Violet, with a most beguiling flush.
human
There was another sorrow in her life, a--she loved some one very much. If he had died it would not have been as bad, but--oh, I wonder if I _ought_ to tell? and she finds so much encouragement in his eyes that she goes on.
gpt
He was--very unworthy.
human
Ah! The professor strokes and fondles his long, sunny beard.
gpt
But she should cast him out, she should not keep pale and thin, and in ill health, and brood over the trouble.
human
I do not believe her life is--well, you see they all have other pursuits and are fond of society, and she stays too much alone, explains Violet, with a perplexed brow.
gpt
She is so good to me, I like her.
human
Who could help being good to thee, _mignonne_?