human
I am as much amazed as you are,
gpt
Then you can not tell me who she is,
human
She is masquerading under the name of my dead step-daughter, and pretends to be resurrected from a trance, or something like that. We first heard about it yesterday,
gpt
Then you have not seen her until to-night?
human
No,
gpt
Shall you acknowledge her, Mrs. Carew?
human
No. She is an impostor, and we will have nothing to do with the minx.
gpt
Speak for yourself, mamma, said Alpine, pertly.
human
I'm not sure she's an impostor, for it is Kathleen's face and her very gestures. I am going over to Mrs. Stone's box and find out the truth for myself, if Mr. Layne will take me.
gpt
You will not, you _must_ not!
human
What does it matter? I have her money safe; she could not get it if she lived a thousand years, and I have my own plans. You must not interfere with them.
gpt
Do as you please,
human
What is the girl up to, I wonder? she mused, uneasily.
gpt
She always had a sneaking fondness for Kathleen, and would be just silly enough to bring her home to live with us. She shall not do it, no matter what the world says. I always hated the girl for the look she has of her dead mother.