human
Colonel Bristo is out, said Mrs. Parish, with a vague feeling that made matters worse.
gpt
You will wait and see him, of course? I am sure he will not be long; and then, you know, you must say good-bye to Alice--she will be shocked when you tell her.
human
Alice? said Dick, unceremoniously, as became such a very old friend of the family.
gpt
I hope so--yes, of course. Where is she?
human
She is in the dining-room. She spends her days there.
gpt
How is she?
human
Better; but not well enough to stand a long journey, or else her father would have taken her to the south of France before this. Come and see her. She will be so pleased--but so grieved when she hears you are going out again. I am sure she has no idea of such a thing. And to-morrow, too!