human
Yes; a kind, English domestic family. Did you see much of Miss Hazeldean?
gpt
Not so much as of the Lady.
human
Is she liked in the village, think you?
gpt
Miss Jemima? Yes. She never did harm. Her little dog bit me once,-- she did not ask me to beg its pardon, she asked mine! She's a very nice young lady; the girls say she is very affable; and, added Lenny, with a smile,
human
Oh! said Riccabocca. Then, after a long whiff,
gpt
Did you ever see her play with the little children? Is she fond of children, do you think?
human
Lord, sir, you guess everything! She's never so pleased as when she's playing with the babies.
gpt
Humph! grunted Riccabocca.
human
Babies! well, that's woman-like. I don't mean exactly babies, but when they're older,--little girls?
gpt
Indeed, Sir, I dare say; but, said Lenny, primly,
human
I never as yet kept company with the little girls.
gpt
Quite right, Lenny; be equally discreet all your life. Mrs. Dale is very intimate with Miss Hazeldean,--more than with the squire's lady. Why is that, think you?
human
Well, sir, said Leonard, shrewdly,
gpt
Mrs. Dale has her little tempers, though she's a very good lady; and Madame Hazeldean is rather high, and has a spirit. But Miss Jemima is so soft: any one could live with Miss Jemima, as Joe and the servants say at the Hall.
human
Indeed! get my hat out of the parlour, and--just bring a clothes-brush, Lenny. A fine sunny day for a walk.