human
I sent you word to wait till to-morrow,
gpt
I did not choose to wait, Miss Impertinence! and as Kathleen opened wide her big black eyes in a sort of contemptuous amazement, Mrs. Carew continued, angrily:
human
Alpine has told me how silly you were over that actor; how you love him, and long to get acquainted with him. Do you not know that it is very bold and coarse for a young girl to even think of a man that way until he has given some sign of liking for her? But Alpine declares that this man has never even noticed you.
gpt
Alpine is a sneaking tell-tale, and you are a cruel woman! Kathleen answered, indignantly.
human
And, madame, if I am ignorant, as you charge, of the proper feeling to observe toward men, who is to blame for that? Why did you not train me as carefully as you did your daughter Alpine? You took my poor dead mother's place before I was two years old. Why did you not do your duty by her orphan child?
gpt
How dare you speak to me like this? demanded the angry woman.
human
Be silent, and listen to my commands!
gpt
Your father left you in my care when he went abroad for his health, and you shall obey my commands while he is gone. If you dare defy me, I shall lock you in your room, on bread and water, till you beg my pardon.
human
I distinctly forbid, said Mrs. Carew,
gpt
contemptuously.
human
I will not take you to the theater again while he plays here. You disgraced yourself to-night, making eyes at him on the stage, and there shall be no more of it. I shall not permit him to make your acquaintance, even if he seeks to do so, which is very doubtful, as --scornfully--