human
Now, remember, I don't want you to be foolish Elizabeth.
gpt
I don't think being in love is foolish, Uncle.
human
Love! What do you know about love? You are nothing but a silly little girl.
gpt
I don't think I'm very little; and Blair is in love with me.
human
Blair is as young and as foolish as you are. Even if you were older, I wouldn't allow it. He is selfish and irresponsible, and--
gpt
I think, interrupted Elizabeth,
human
Her uncle was perfectly dumfounded; then he went into harsh reproof. Elizabeth grew whiter and whiter and the dimple in her cheek lengthened into a long, hairline.
gpt
I wish I didn't live with you. I wish my mother were alive. _She_ would be good to me!
human
Your mother? said Robert Ferguson; his involuntary grunt of cynical amusement touched the child like a whip. Her fury was appalling. She screamed at him that she hated him! She loved her mother! She was going to marry Blair the minute she was grown up! Then she whirled out of the room, almost knocking over poor old Miss White, whose
gpt
My lamb! You'll get overheated, and take cold. When I was a young lady, it was thought unrefined to speak so--emphatically. And your dear uncle didn't mean to be severe; he--
human
Dear uncle'? said Elizabeth,