human
Who needs friends so all of a sudden!
gpt
There's a woman outside who owns this apartment.
human
What?
gpt
She acts that way. She's walking 'round that sitting-room--picking things up and putting things down-
human
Emily! Sh-h! She'll hear you! Who is she? Didn't she give her name?
gpt
Here's her name!
human
Fanny Carr! Now why has she come here?
gpt
Will you see her or shall I tell her the flat is already rented?
human
No, no! Emily--don't be rude! She's a friend of my--my husband's!
gpt
My dear girl, I'm so glad to see you again! So good of you, letting me in like this! I didn't have the least idea! I didn't know of your baby--I hadn't even heard you were married! I've been abroad for over a year. I got back to New York only last week and heard from one of Joe's men friends of the luck he has had--how his business is simply booming along! It's perfectly gorgeous, Ethel dear, and I'm so glad for you, my child! When I heard the news--
human
How much more attractive she is! Was my first feeling about her all wrong, or is it that I'm getting used to these New Yorkers? I thought she was just hard--all brass! She isn't! She's--she's dangerous! What is she poking 'round here for? What does she want? Is she married again? No, her name was the same on her card. Still single--yes, and looking around--for somebody with money!