human
Well, I'm glad that's over, said Mrs. Eldred aloud.
gpt
I always feel sorry for Hannah when she has to say good-by. She does suffer so over it, but she recovers quickly.
human
She seems to be acquiring a comfortable philosophy, remarked Mr. Eldred, as he looked at his watch and then up the street where his car was not in sight.
gpt
She told me that the world was fixed wrong, because it ought to be possible to be with all of one's beloveds at the same time. 'But,' she added sagely, 'that's probably Heaven.'
human
quoted Hannah's mother, smiling.
gpt
We have all had to stay our hearts with that thought, I suppose. I am much more content about both girls, since Karl and Miss Lyndesay took them in hand. For a few days I really feared that the adjustment might be too much for them. But Karl worked some magic spell over Frieda, and Miss Lyndesay charmed Hannah. I must go over to Brookmeadow this very week, and pay my respects to that remarkable woman.
human
Some mothers would be jealous of such an outside influence,
gpt
Then they are very unwise, declared that lady decisively.
human
I remember my own girlhood well enough to know that there were certain crises through which my mother could not help me as well as an outsider, simply because she was my mother. I'm not in the least afraid that any one could be dearer to Hannah than I am, and she is such a bundle of contradictions, of sweet impulses and rebelliousness, that I'm heartily glad of all the help I can get in bringing her up. There's my car. Do try to come home to luncheon. I'll be missing my lively children and their German-English patois!