human
You have been talking about me to Mrs. Farquhar,
gpt
Yes, admitted Thorne with a smile,
human
I must confess that I have. Is there any reason why you should be angry?
gpt
I'm not, Alison informed him.
human
But why did you do it?
gpt
I'm far from sure that you will like Mrs. Hunter. In fact, I'd be a little astonished if you did; and if you were a relative of mine I'd try to make you stay with Mrs. Farquhar.
human
I wonder whether that means that Mrs. Hunter doesn't like you?
gpt
Oh, I'm much too insignificant a person to count either way. Mrs. Hunter is what you might call _grande dame_.
human
Have you any of them in western Canada?
gpt
Well, answered Thorne, with an air of whimsical reflection,
human
Is she often away?
gpt
Not infrequently. Every now and then she goes off to Winnipeg, Toronto, or Montreal.
human
But what about her husband? Can he leave his farm?
gpt
Hunter, Thorne replied dryly,