human
Worth, she asked, grotesquely overdoing unconcern,
gpt
Why, Aunt Kate, she was called away.
human
Called _away_? whispered Katie.
gpt
Called where?
human
She said she was called away. She's gone.
gpt
But she's coming back? When did she say, dear, she pleaded,
human
I don't know, Aunt Kate. She felt awful bad because she had to go. She came and kissed me--she kissed me and kissed me--and said she hated to leave me--but that she had to go. She kept saying she had to.
gpt
Nora, asked Katie, standing with her back to her,
human
She was called away, Miss Kate. A telegram. I didn't see no boy--
gpt
They must have 'phoned it,
human
Yes'm. I didn't hear the 'phone. But I was busy. I'm so upset, Miss Kate, about them champagne glasses. We've telephoned over the river--
gpt
Never mind the champagne glasses! What about Miss Forrest? How did she go? When did she go?
human
She went in Mr. Osborne's automobile. Miss Osborne sent you some beautiful flowers, Miss Kate. Oh they're just lovely!
gpt
Oh, I don't care anything about flowers! You say Ann went in the machine?
human
Yes'm. She told the chauffeur--he brought the flowers--that big colored man, you know, Miss Kate--that she was called away, and would he take her to the station. And he said sure he would--and so they went. But, Miss Kate--it's most five o'clock--what will we do about those two champagne glasses!
gpt
Merciful heavens, Nora! Stop talking about them! I don't care what you do about them!
human
Look here, she said to the Major,
gpt
I don't know a thing about it. I went over to the office--an appointment--and when I came back--hurried back because I was worried about you--I saw her going away in the Osborne car.
human
And never tried to stop her?
gpt
See here, Katie. Why should I stop her? Best thing you can do is let her go.
human
Do you know--do you know, choked Katie--
gpt
Oh I guess not. Calm down, Katie. She had her wits about her, all right. I heard her tell the man to drive her to the station. She had sense enough to take advantage of the car, you see. I guess she knows the ropes. Don't think she has much notion of killing herself.
human
Oh you don't. Much you know about it! You with your fine noble understanding of life! She turned away, sobbing.
gpt
What shall I do? What _shall_ I do?
human
The thing for me to do, she said,