human
What are these strange happenings in New York of which I hear vague rumours?
gpt
Have _you_ heard about--what is going on in town? he asked.
human
I thought you didn't know.
gpt
They say that the women there are ambitious to govern the country and are even resolved to choose their own husbands.
human
Something of that sort,
gpt
That is a very strange condition of affairs,
human
It's a darned sight worse than strange!
gpt
Shall we talk of something pleasanter? he said, still uneasy,
human
It was made then.
gpt
A genuine antique! he exclaimed.
human
I suppose you found it in the garret. There must be a lot of interesting things up there behind those flat loop-holes.
gpt
Chests full, she nodded.
human
We save everything.
gpt
You look wonderfully charming in the costume of those days. It suits you so perfectly that--as a matter of fact, I didn't even notice your dress when I first saw you--but it's a _wonder_!
human
Men seldom notice women's clothes, do they?
gpt
That is true. Still, it's curious I didn't notice such a gown as that.
human
Is it _very_ gay and fine? she asked, colouring deliciously.
gpt
I love these clothes.
human
They are the garments of perfection--robing it!
gpt
Oh, what a gallant thing to say to me. . . . Do you truly find me so--so agreeable?
human
Agreeable! You--I don't think I'd better say it----
gpt
Oh, I beg you!
human
May I?
gpt
May not a pretty woman listen without offense if a gallant man praises her beauty?
human
You _are_ exactly that--a beauty! he said excitedly.
gpt
The most bewitching, exquisite, matchless----
human
Oh, I beg of you, be moderate,
gpt
Pray, observe my unmatched eyes before you speak again of me as matchless.
human
Your eyes _are_ matchlessly beautiful!--more wonderfully beautiful than any others in all the world!
gpt
Such eyes, he continued excitedly,