human
My cousin is very welcome, then, to Virginia, Uncle Henry. God be praised, his name is Richard; for we have had Roberts enough in our race to extinguish any family under the sun.
gpt
And pray what have the Roberts done to be so slandered, Bessy?
human
What have they _not_ done? interrogated Miss Davenport, with a gay laugh,
gpt
You forget my name is Robert, too?
human
Ah, my dear friend, she answered, laying her hand gently on his arm,
gpt
And you are the greatest little hypocrite that ever lived, replied Mr. Hubbard, with a kindly smile.
human
Ay, I know you, Bessy. You cannot cheat me.
gpt
All men think they know women's characters, but they know nothing at all about them; and how should an old bachelor know anything of woman? You had a great deal better marry me, and I will soon show you how well you understand me. We are not within the prohibited degrees, I think, cousin Hubbard, are we? Your great grandmother was my great grandmother's fifteenth cousin on the mother's side, if I recollect rightly; so the doors of the church are open to us, I fancy. But I will look in the prayer-book and see when I get up stairs, and tell you all about it to-morrow, and ask you to fix the day. But, my dear uncle, 'tis very sultry. Let us go into the porch.