human
Pardon me--my dance, I think?
gpt
No, excuse me--my dance,
human
I really must appeal to Miss Cinnamond, said Charteris, with barely veiled hostility.
gpt
You promised me this dance, didn't you?
human
I was under the impression that Miss Cinnamond had promised it to me,
gpt
Oh, please, stammered Honour, not at all in the dignified way in which the beautiful and stately ladies of her favourite German stories were wont to intervene between knights contending for their favours--
human
I am afraid I have behaved very badly again. I--I wanted to speak to you both, and--and I did not know how to do it except by giving you the same dance.
gpt
We are only too much honoured, said Gerrard, with overwhelming courtesy. He was inwardly furious, but the girl looked ready to cry, and a burst of tears in public was above all things to be avoided in the circumstances.
human
You find the tent too crowded? Let us look for a quieter place, then. If you could get hold of a shawl or something, Bob?