human
I have a bit of news for you, she announced briefly.
gpt
It may be of interest to you. The fact is, you are both going home with me on Wednesday.
human
Don't be a goose, Dolly. 'Tis very good of you to propose it, but your father and mother, to say nothing of that brother of yours, will want all of your time. They will not care to have strangers there whom they must entertain.
gpt
They will not entertain you, my dear. I am taking you to entertain a couple of boys whom Fred proposes taking home. Don't you see how useful you can make yourselves?
human
Elizabeth could, Mary Sutherland replied quietly, but with a certain wistfulness.
gpt
I would be no help at all. I never could talk to boys; then, I have no clothes to wear, and you would be ashamed of me.
human
If you cannot entertain boys, you must learn to do it before you are a week older. No one expects college girls to have many clothes, so that part of the question is disposed of. I am going to send an extra telegram to Mother now, so that she will be sure to get a large turkey. I don't want you to go hungry when you eat your Thanksgiving dinner with me.
gpt
But, Dolly--
human
Oh, will you please be still? Both of you? You interrupt me.
gpt
You are wasting your money by sending that telegram, and your strength in writing it, said Beth coolly,
human
You know that my dresses are old-fashioned and I cannot afford any new ones. Will you not be ashamed of me?
gpt
Of course not,