human
I'm lazy, she thought,
gpt
I'm not facing it! I'm just putting it off--and it's dangerous! For Joe was out so much at night. Over half the time he did not get home until the children were in bed, and often after a hurried dinner he would leave by eight o'clock--for business appointments, he told her, at some club or some café. He was putting through another big deal. At times, despite her efforts, angry suspicions would arise. He was dealing with some men from the West. No doubt they had to be entertained. She had heard a little of such entertaining from travelling men she had known at home.
human
Oh, Ethel Lanier, don't be so disgusting!
gpt
Butterfly and
human
Louise, and each evening was a great success. But within a few days Fanny Carr called up and asked them to dinner and the play. Ethel made some excuse and declined. She did not mention it to Joe, but that night he said gruffly,
gpt
Sorry you turned Fanny down.
human
I haven't been feeling very strong, Joe,
gpt
You've been to the opera twice this week,
human
Oh, I can almost hear her lay it on--her helplessness! And Ethel fairly ground her teeth. For Fanny, only the day before, having called and noticed that a sofa and a rug were missing, had asked to what dealer Ethel had sold them.
gpt
Now, thought Ethel,