human
Fortunate!
gpt
Yes, Alpine answered.
human
He is rich, and unless you are going to marry him, it does not look well for you to remain with Mrs. Stone.
gpt
But, Alpine, I have no other place to go. Mrs. Stone is my only friend.
human
She is your friend because her cousin wants to marry you, and if you refuse Teddy, she will be very angry.
gpt
Do you think so, Alpine?
human
I am sure of it. My advice to you is to marry Teddy.
gpt
But I do not love him, Alpine. I--I loved Ralph Chainey--once--so dearly that I feel that I can never love another.
human
Why have you turned against Ralph?
gpt
I can not tell you,
human
Do you love him still?
gpt
No,
human
Kathleen, how would you like to come back home?
gpt
Your mother would not permit it,
human
It is because she does not believe you are really Kathleen. She thinks you an impostor. I have been talking to her, trying to get her consent to bring you home.
gpt
Well, go on. What is it?
human
She would not agree except on one condition.
gpt
The condition was that you come as a housemaid--as a paid servant.