human
You ought to consider well, counseled Mrs. Underhill.
gpt
A stepmother is a sort of thankless office. And two big boys!
human
Well--I'm used to boys. They're not so bad when you know how to take them, and they'll soon be grown up. Then he's quite forehanded. He owns a house in Stanton Street, and has a good business, carting leather in the Swamp.
gpt
I don't know what I shall do!
human
You'll have good long warning. I wouldn't be mean enough to go off and leave you with all this fuss and worry on your hands. And, land sakes! his wife hasn't been dead a year yet. I told him I couldn't think of such a thing before Christmas, anyhow. But he has such a hard time with both grandmothers. One comes and fixes things her way, and gets tired and goes off, and then the other one comes and upsets them. It's just dreadful! I do believe a man needs a second wife more than he did the first. They're poor sticks to get along alone when they've had some one to look after things. And when this affair is over, you'll kind of settle down, and the family seem smaller. Just don't fret a bit, for the whole thing may fall through.
gpt
I shouldn't want you to give up the prospect of a good home,
human
Well, that's what I've thought about. And I ain't a young girl with years of chances before me. But I'm not going to be caught too easy,