human
I don't know, he answered, bending down over the flame;
gpt
It seems so odd to think of you writing business letters, and making up accounts, and being altogether turned into a--a----
human
A clerk.
gpt
No; not precisely that. You are Mr. Bragg's secretary, are you not?
human
What I am aiming at--what I hope to be--_is_ a clerk, you know. If I called myself a field marshal or an archbishop it would not alter the fact; but it does seem odd to me, too, when I think of it. Better luck than I deserve, as my shrewd old friend Mrs. Dobbs said to me.
gpt
Talking of Mrs. Dobbs, May Cheffington came to see me here.
human
Tell me about her! Talk of nothing else! But he answered composedly,
gpt
That was quite right; she ought, of course, to have come to see you.
human
She only came once,
gpt
That was not her fault, said his mother.
human
She could not, as I told you all, make frequent journeys here--she could not command her time or her aunt's servants; she goes out a great deal.
gpt
Her aunt lives for the world, you see,
human
Oh, there is no reason why May should not enjoy her youth and all her advantages, answered Mrs. Bransby softly;
gpt
Oh, mother! that's all bosh! cried Martin, flushing hotly.
human
I mean that notion of yours. Now, I ask you, Mr. Rivers, is it likely that May Cheffington would _think_ of marrying Theodore? Ah! you may well look flabbergasted! Anybody would who knew them both. You see, mother, Mr. Rivers takes it just as I did. You don't think it likely, do you, Mr. Rivers?