human
At the full o' the moon, tall sir! she repeated,
gpt
Poor old Nannie! said Anthea, as they went on down the grassy lane,
human
And so that is why you come to sit with her, and let her talk to you?
gpt
Yes.
human
And do you believe in her dreams, and visions?
gpt
No,--of course not! answered Anthea, rather hurriedly, and with a deeper colour in her cheeks, though Bellew was still intent upon the moon.
human
You don't either,--do you?
gpt
Well, I don't quite know, he answered slowly,
human
Yes, she has wonderful thick hair still, nodded Anthea,
gpt
Yes, but I wasn't meaning her eyes, or her hair, or her hearing.
human
Oh,--then pray what were you pleased to mean?
gpt
Did you happen to notice what she said about a--er--Man with, a--Tiger-Mark?
human
The Man with the Tiger-Mark,--of course! he has been much in her dreams, lately, and she has talked of him a great deal,--
gpt
Has she? said Bellew,
human
Yes,--her mind is full of strange twists, and fancies,--you see she is so very old,--and she loves to tell me her dreams, and read the future for me.
gpt
Though, of course, you don't believe it,
human
Believe it! Anthea repeated, and walked some dozen paces, or so, before she answered,--
gpt
Then--none of your fortune,--nothing she told you has ever come true?
human
I mean, he went on,
gpt
No,--oh no! answered Anthea, rather hastily, and laughed again.
human
Old Nannie has seen him in her dreams--everywhere,--in India, and Africa, and China; in hot countries, and cold countries--oh! Nannie has seen him everywhere, but I have seen him--nowhere, and, of course, I never shall.
gpt
Ah! said Bellew,
human
And I listen very patiently, Anthea nodded,
gpt
Yes, answered Bellew,
human
Wonderful?--poor old Nannie's fancies!--What do you mean by wonderful?
gpt
Upon my word, I hardly know, said Bellew, shaking his head,
human
Really!--now you grow mysterious, Mr. Bellew.
gpt
Like the night!