human
It _does_ seem to indicate rather a broken-down family!
gpt
I wish one of you boys would undertake the position instead of laughing at _me_, exclaimed Hadria in mock resentment.
human
I wish _you_ would go to eternal tennis-parties, and pay calls, and bills, and write notes, and do little useless necessary things, more or less all day. I wish _you_ had before you the choice between that existence and the career of Mrs. Gordon, with the sole chance of escape from either fate, in ruthlessly trampling upon the bleeding hearts of two beloved parents!
gpt
Thank you kindly, said Fred,
human
Man's eternal reply to woman, admirably paraphrased!
gpt
I don't want to pose as a philanthropist, she added,
human
I wonder how all this will turn out, said Ernest,
gpt
Don't people _always_ regret what they do--some day?
human
Perhaps so, especially if they do it sooner than other people.
gpt
When are you going to make the announcement at head quarters?
human
I shall speak to mother to-day.