human
I'm Mrs. Hickox, she said,
gpt
We are glad to see you, Mrs. Hickox, said Grandma Dorrance, rising with her gentle grace, and extending her hand in cordial greeting to her visitor.
human
Won't you be seated?
gpt
I'm surprised, she said,
human
We like this, said Grandma Dorrance, quietly.
gpt
May I present my grandchildren,--this is Dorothy.
human
Do you propose to live in the whole house?
gpt
Yes, said Mrs. Dorrance,
human
Perhaps it _is_ ridiculous, Mrs. Hickox, said Dorothy, dimpling and smiling;
gpt
Oh, you're big enough for your age, but there's no sense of your keeping house in a great big hotel like this.
human
There's no sense in our doing anything else, Mrs. Hickox, said Leicester, coming to his sister's rescue.
gpt
We own this place, and we can't sell it or rent it, so the only thing to do is to live in it.
human
No good will come of it, she said.
gpt
This hotel has had six proprietors since it was built, and none of them could make it pay.
human
But we're not keeping a hotel, Mrs. Hickox, said Grandma Dorrance, smiling;
gpt
Well, that's what Mr. Hickox said; but I wouldn't believe him, and I said I'd just come over to see for myself. It seems he was right, and I must say I am surprised.
human
I often do that, she said,