human
I am going to see Miss Hamilton in New York next week, Ray announced decidedly.
gpt
That letter does not sound like her one bit. You can't go, Pater, because of that unlucky fall you got on Wednesday, but you may trust me not to make a botch of the affair. I was charmed with Miss Hamilton last summer, but that letter is evidently written under some sort of constraint. It is no reply to yours.
human
I cannot blame her in the least, Ray, for feeling bitter toward me.
gpt
Perhaps not, Raymond said regretfully.
human
Still I intend to see her. You have no objections, Father?
gpt
No. The matter cannot drop here, and for the present I am unfortunately tied to the house.
human
I would not go if I were you, Raymond, Abby interposed.
gpt
It will give her a chance to snub us.
human
I don't understand you, Abby; I thought that you and Miss Hamilton were warm friends. You haven't gushed about her as much this term as formerly, but I did not know that you had quarreled.
gpt
We are not as good friends as we were. I am dreadfully disappointed in her. She is not the girl I had supposed her.
human
It is rather odd that you didn't tell us something about this in your letters. Miss Hamilton seems to be good enough for Miss Van Gerder, even if she is not for you. I intend to see her, Abby, and that is all there is to the matter.