human
Oh, Mrs. Rossiter, she cried tremulously,
gpt
I've been horrid!
human
Bless you, no. It's Ned who was horrid, I suspect--men are. Votes for Women, eh? Be glad you've found it out in time.... But you fooled me, you know; and to do Ned justice, I think you fooled him. He's not altogether a cad. I've never known him try cradle-snatching before. He usually prefers to play the game with people who understand, married women or widdy-ladies of mature years, or--well, the professional charmer.
gpt
Ugh! You speak as if there'd been dozens of us!
human
So there have. Dozens! And there are dozens of him, too. Amorists, you know, dilettantes, non-eligibles--the bane of all good chaperones. 'Gather the rosebuds while ye may' effect. They make quite a business of it, I assure you; or rather an art. 'The secret of enjoyment is to know the exact moment when one has attained the maximum--and to stop there'! Haven't you heard him say it?