human
But, father, she had cried,
gpt
You are right, Katherine, he had replied gravely--her dear, honorable, understanding father;
human
Nora, said Katie next morning,
gpt
Miss Forrest has had a great misfortune.
human
She has lost all of her luggage!
gpt
The poor young lady!
human
Yes, it is really terrible, isn't it? Everything lost; through the carelessness of the railroads, you know. And such beautiful gowns as they were. So--so unusual. Poor Miss Ann was forced to arrive in a dress most unsuited to traveling, and is now quite--oh quite--destitute.
gpt
Didn't you tell me, Nora, that your cousin's wife was very clever at sewing--at fixing things over?
human
Yes, yes, Miss Kate--yes'm.
gpt
I wonder, Nora, would she come and help us?
human
She would be that glad, Miss Kate. She--
gpt
You see, Miss Ann is not very well. She--poor Miss Ann, I hope you will be very kind to her. She is an orphan, like you, Nora.
human
And just now it would be too dreadful for her to have to see about a lot of things. So I think, temporarily, we could arrange some of my things; let them down a little, and perhaps take them in--Miss Ann is a little taller and a little slimmer than I. Could you send for your cousin's wife to help us, Nora?
gpt
Thank heaven for the saving qualities of firearms,
human
Oh yes, by the way, where's Miss--
gpt
Ann is still sleeping,
human
She must be a good sleeper,
gpt
Ann is tired, Wayne, she said with reproving dignity,
human
Not what one would call a hilarious guest,
gpt
No, less hilarious than Zelda Fraser.
human
Well, who is she? What did you say her name was?
gpt
Oh Wayne, she sighed long-sufferingly,
human
What Forrest?
gpt
Not the Major Forrest family?
human
No, not that family; not army people at all.
gpt
Well, what people? I can't seem to place her.
human
Ann is of--artistic people. Her father was a great artist. That is, he would have been a great artist had he not died when he was very young.
gpt
Rather an assumption, isn't it, that a man would have--
human
Why not at all, if he has done enough during his brief lifetime to warrant the assumption.
gpt
Is her mother living?
human
Oh no, said Katie irritably,
gpt
Then, looking into the dreamy distance and drawing it out as though she loved it:
human
Her mother was a great musician.
gpt
I shan't like her, announced Wayne decisively;
human
She is simple and sweet and very shy, reproved Kate.
gpt
So shy that she will doubtless be painfully embarrassed at meeting you, and seem--well, really ill at ease.
human
That will be an odd spectacle--a young woman of to-day 'painfully embarrassed' at meeting a man. I never saw any of them very ill at ease, save when there were no men about.
gpt
Ann's experiences have not all been happy ones, Wayne,
human
I hope she'll go on sleeping. A young woman of artistic people--painfully embarrassed--unhappy experiences--it doesn't sound at all comfortable to me.
gpt
Prescott seems to think that Daisey-Maisey company not bad. If you girls would like to go we'll telephone for seats.
human
Thank you, Wayne, but I have an idea--just a vague sort of idea--that Ann would not care especially for that.
gpt
She's probably right,