human
You must have a very low opinion of yourself, Mary Sutherland, if you think that a few dollars are worth more than you are. Can't you see what kind of a girl Constance Van Gerder is? Of course, she knows that she is immensely rich, but she is not silly. She doesn't dress extravagantly, or load herself with jewelry. In fact, there are a dozen girls here, who spend more on dress in the course of a year than she does. Her gowns fit to perfection, and they are always made in good taste, but she doesn't care for such things. She is forever doing quiet, lovely things for other people. Your aunt told me that she thought Miss Van Gerder would take up college settlement work. Whether she does or not, she will not be a useless butterfly of fashion.
gpt
There is no use my trying to know her better. We have nothing in common. I am poor and she is tremendously rich.
human
You mean that you are vilely proud, Mary Sutherland. If you were not so proud, you would see how gracious and lovely Constance Van Gerder is. It is just as much a crime for a poor person to be proud as for a rich one. Why can't you be yourself, and enjoy Constance and her bright ways as Beth and I do?
gpt
The girls had been good to her last year, because Dolly had been compelled to room with her, but she was not their kind, anyway, and she wasn't going to force herself in where she was not wanted.