human
It wouldn't do at all for you to marry Prescott, Katie. He's a likeable enough fellow, but with it all something of a duffer.
gpt
Just what kind of man, asked Katie demurely,
human
Just what kind of man would you like to marry?
gpt
How do you know, she asked, still demurely,
human
Oh you must have a guide, Katie. You must be guided through this wicked world.
gpt
Is it a wicked world?
human
Well you'll never know it, if it is. We'll keep it all from you, Katie. You're safe.
gpt
If there's anything I don't want to be, she said,
human
I only meant, he laughed,
gpt
Tell me, said Katie,
human
Have you made many excursions into the great outer world?
gpt
Oh yes, he replied lightly,
human
I've been something of an explorer. All men, you know, Katie, are born explorers. Though for the most part I must say I find our own little world the more attractive.
gpt
Katie, would you think a man a brute to propose to a girl on the day she was giving an important dinner?
human
No more tumbles!
gpt
It would seem rather inconsiderate, wouldn't it? Such a man wouldn't seem to have a true sense of values.
human
Well, dinner or no dinner, the man I have in mind has a true sense of values. He has a true sense of values because he knows Katherine Wayneworth Jones for the most desirable thing in all the world.