human
Oh yes. Of course, she likes India. The sigh which accompanied the words told more than Honour had intended, and she went on hastily.
gpt
She has a sort of natural connection with it, you know, for Mrs Hastings was her godmother.
human
Mrs Hastings? Not----?
gpt
Yes, the widow of Warren Hastings. Doesn't it carry one back into history?
human
I should have thought it was impossible.
gpt
Oh, she only died about ten years ago--yes, the year the Queen came to the throne. So I am not making poor Marian out to be terribly old.