human
I want you to meet my wife, sir, he was saying.
gpt
I want to have the pleasure of presenting you to my daughter. Fancy the coincidence, my dears--this gentleman turns out to be the son of an old schoolmate!
human
Good for you! I had my money on you, Dickums! Five minutes, and the son of a schoolmate! It's a record!--Ta-ta, young people! Enjoy yourselves,
gpt
She is an awfully jolly sort, your mother, isn't she?
human
Very jolly, agreed Joan faintly.
gpt
But she's not my mother.
human
Oh!
gpt
Did you come to ask me to dance?
human
You couldn't very well help yourself, could you?
gpt
Of course if you'd rather talk--
human
Oh, but I wouldn't! I'd rather do _anything_ than talk--no matter what I say, just talk, warm up to 'em, hot air--I mean, she explained desperately,
gpt
I'm much too shy to talk!
human
You don't sound very shy.
gpt
I know--they're the worst sort, the ones who hide it.
human
I'm rather--shy, myself.
gpt
Goody! she exclaimed with relief.
human
Then we needn't bother to talk at all.