human
So _you've_ heard that story, have you? Mary O'Neill, she said, with a thump of her flat iron,
gpt
I'm surprised at you.
human
How do I know if it's true? And what do I care whether it is or isn't? Young men will be young men, I suppose.
gpt
Did you expect you were marrying a virgin? If every woman asked for that there would be a nice lot of old maids in the world, wouldn't there?
human
But if he is practically married to the other woman. . . .
gpt
Not he married. Whoever thinks about marriage in company like that? You might as well talk about marriage in the hen coop.
human
But all the same if he cares for her, Auntie. . . .
gpt
Who says he cares for her? And if he does he'll settle her off and get rid of her before he marries you.
human
But will that be right?
gpt
Mary O'Neill, what do you mean? Of course it will be right. He shouldn't have two women, should he? Do you think the man's a barn-door rooster?
human
Oh, you'll see enough of him by and by. Don't you worry about that.
gpt
Time enough for that, too. You can't expect the man to work miracles.