human
At home, in Petersburg, summer villa life is at its height now. My husband and I have so many friends! We ought to go and see them.
gpt
I believe your husband is an engineer?
human
I am speaking of Laevsky. He has a great many acquaintances. But unfortunately his mother is a proud aristocrat, not very intelligent. . . .
gpt
There are so many conventional ideas in the world, Nadyezhda Fyodorovna went on,
human
Oh yes! Would you believe me, my dear, at the Garatynskys' I was expected to dress for lunch as well as for dinner, so that, like an actress, I received a special allowance for my wardrobe in addition to my salary.