human
Henriette, don't you think it would be rather a good plan if you were to come and live here and manage affairs--morals, manners, hygiene, and everything?
gpt
My dear, what do you mean?
human
Hubert, of course, would be only too delighted to have you here, and I want to go away.
gpt
For heaven's sake----
human
Not exactly for heaven's sake. For my own sake, I suppose: frankly selfish. It is, perhaps, the particular form that my selfishness takes--an unfortunately conspicuous form. So many of us can have a nice cosy pocket edition that doesn't show. However, that's not the point. I know you would be happier doing this than anything else, and that you would do it perfectly. You have the kind of talent, if I may say so, that makes an admirable ruler. When it has a large political field we call it 'administrative ability'; when it has a small domestic one, we speak of it as 'good housekeeping.' It is a precious quality, wherever it appears. You have no scope for it at present.