human
Yes, she's a dear, good girl, said the king;
gpt
At his age, my dear, you were so hard-hearted that you were quite a proverb. Why, I have been told that you used to ask girls dreadful puzzling questions, like 'Who was Caesar Borgia?' 'What do you know of Edwin and Morcar?' and so on.
human
I had not seen _you_ then,
gpt
And Ricardo has not seen _her_, whoever she may be. Besides, he can't possibly marry all of them. And I think a girl should consider herself lucky if she is saved from a dragon or a giant, without expecting to be married next day.
human
Perhaps; but it is usual, said the king,
gpt
But you were very glad of them when you made the Ice-beast and the Fire- beast fight and kill each other,
human
Yes, my dear; but it wanted some wit, if I may say so, to do _that_, and Dick just goes at it hammer and tongs: anybody could do it. It's _intellect_ I miss in Ricardo. How am I to know whether he could make a good fight for it without all these fairy things? I wonder what the young rogue is about to-day? He'll be late for dinner, as usual, I daresay. I can't stand want of punctuality at meals,