human
Allow me to take your wraps, Mrs. Cole, or will you come upstairs at once?
gpt
Never mind me, Mrs. Gower, I shall just unbutton my mantle.
human
But you are going to stay with me, so may as well make yourself comfortable at once.
gpt
Oh, I don't know, Mrs. Gower, Mr. Babbington-Cole requires such an amount of attendance, that, on second thought, it is best we should return to the hotel,
human
But, Margaret, you told them at the Palmer House you----
gpt
It does not signify what I told them; that is past; perhaps your hearing has become impaired. I said, on _second_ thought, now thinking--goodness, how they stare; think I am not spooney, I suppose; says,
human
You see, Mrs. Gower, I have to think for us both. A man's mind is not good for much after a long illness.'
gpt
My poor friend, you do look as if you had had a hard time of it, said Mrs. Gower, with latent meaning;
human
Yes, I suppose so, now he is a married man, she said, showing her teeth;
gpt
How did you stand the voyage, Mr. Cole?
human
Very badly. You see I am pretty well battered out, and could not get about much. A stick is a shaky leg in mid-ocean.
gpt
You are right. Did your uncle and aunt come out with you, Mrs. Cole?
human
What the mischief does that grey-haired, weasel-eyed man know, I wonder, she thought, saying, briefly,
gpt
Yes.
human
Poor Charlie, you had nurses enough,