human
She did seem to enjoy the music, I’ll admit. But apparently she doesn’t enjoy meeting old acquaintances. Quite the opposite.
gpt
She didn’t meet any old acquaintances,
human
Those women thought they knew her, even before she turned around, and after that they were sure.
gpt
They might have been mistaken for all that.
human
If they were mistaken, why did Elaine run? The suspicious thing was her being frightened to death, the minute she found anybody noticing her. If she hadn’t done anything to be ashamed of--
gpt
Elaine hasn’t any reason to be ashamed of anything she has done.
human
What _is_ the matter, then?
gpt
There’s nothing I can tell, Priscilla.
human
Nothing you will tell, you mean. If you know about it, it wouldn’t be any more than friendly to explain.
gpt
There’s nothing I can tell,
human
I suppose she’s confided everything to you, and expects that we’ll take your word for her. Well, I won’t, for one. We don’t know anything about her, except that she can be mighty disagreeable when she tries, and yesterday capped the climax. I sha’n’t have anything more to do with her till I know what it all meant.
gpt
That’s for you to decide.