human
It's all very pretty, but it shuts one in! she cried.
gpt
You feel you want to get out and can't! I suppose you really couldn't take me back with you to Canada?
human
I'm afraid not. If you were about ten years older, it might be possible.
gpt
Oh, don't! That's the kind of thing some of Gerald's smart friends say, and it makes one want to slap them! Besides, she added naively, glancing down at her curtailed skirt,
human
I'm by no means so young as I appear to be. The fact is, I'm not allowed to grow up yet.
gpt
Why?
human
Oh, you've lived in the woods. If you had stayed in England, you would understand.
gpt
I'm afraid I've been injudicious, Vane answered with a show of humility.
human
But don't you think it's getting on toward breakfast time?
gpt
Breakfast won't be for a good while yet. We don't get up early. Evelyn used to, but it's different now. We used to go out on the tarn every morning, even in the wind and rain; but I suppose that's not good for one's complexion, though bothering about such things doesn't seem to me to be worth while. Aunt Julia couldn't do anything for Evelyn, though she had her in London for some time. Flora is our shining light.
human
What did she do?
gpt
She married the Archdeacon; and he isn't so very dried up. I've seen him smile when I talked to him.
human
I'm not astonished at that, Mabel,
gpt
My name's not Mabel--to you. I'm Mopsy to the family, but my special friends call me Mops. You're one of the few people one can be natural with, and I'm getting sick--you won't be shocked--of having to be the opposite. If you'll come along, I'll show you the setter puppies.