human
A very nice way to be martyred, I think, said Rosie.
gpt
I only wish they'd have the politeness to include me in their invitations.
human
It would do you little good, remarked Mr. Dinsmore,
gpt
Are you quite sure, grandpa, that mamma wouldn't allow it?
human
Quite; since she never allows anything which I do not approve.
gpt
Well, Rosie said, seating herself upon his knee and putting an arm around his neck,
human
I believe it isn't worth while to fret about it, since, as I'm not invited, I couldn't go any how.
gpt
A sensible conclusion, he returned laughingly.
human
Fretting is an unprofitable business at any time.
gpt
Ordinarily I should be very much of Rosie's opinion, Zoe said aside to her husband,
human
No, love, I'm sure you could not, he said, tenderly clasping the little hand she had laid in his.
gpt
But the truest, purest happiness is found at home. And, he added with a smile,
human
Take care, she said,
gpt
What? go over to grandpa?
human
Oh, no, no!
gpt
What are you two chatting so cosily about in that far-off corner?
human
It's merely a little private confab between man and wife, in which the public can have no interest,
gpt
Quite a mistake, so far as this part of the public is concerned, said his mother, her soft brown eyes gazing lovingly upon them,