human
I'm so glad to meet you at last, my dear.
gpt
Oh, thank you, said Ethel quickly. And then, because that sounded too grateful, she added,
human
Won't you sit down? in rather a stilted little voice. This woman made her feel so young.
gpt
Now don't act like a school-girl! With an appearance of lazy ease she turned and poked the small logs in the fire.
human
I do so love wood fires. Don't you?
gpt
She dresses as I do, so _that's_ all right, thought Ethel.
human
She's taking me in. So much the better. I'll do the same. And as they talked, she kept throwing glances at the dark face, rather narrow, the small and rather mischievous mouth, amid the grey eyes which looked as though they could be so very good-humoured and friendly. But with a little pang of dismay Ethel saw that these eyes were preoccupied and only half attending.
gpt
She has a hundred things on her mind, and she's asking, 'Now let's try to see if there's really anything here worth while.' The preliminaries were already over. That part at least had gone smoothly enough.
human
We're off!
gpt
How will you have your tea?
human
Clear with lemon.
gpt
One lump or two?
human
Three or four.
gpt
Oh, how funny, Ethel laughed. And then she reddened.
human
You little goose, she exclaimed to herself,