human
Mr. Batherbolt!
gpt
She is walking with Mr. Batherbolt almost every day.
human
But he is so very strict.
gpt
It is true, mamma.
human
And he's five years younger than she! And he's got nothing but his curacy! And he's a celibate! I heard the bishop laughing at him because he called himself a celibate.
gpt
It doesn't signify, mamma. I know she is with him constantly. Wilson has seen them,--and I know it. Perhaps papa could get him a living. Dolly has a living of his own that came to him with his property.
human
Dolly would be sure to sell the presentation,
gpt
Perhaps the bishop would do something, said the anxious sister,
human
To this latter proposition Lady Pomona gave a cordial assent.
gpt
Of course it is a come-down to marry a curate,--but a clergyman is always considered to be decent.