human
Everybody wants to see him, declares Laura, much aggrieved.
gpt
Mr. Latimer was talking yesterday. I think they will give him a dinner. And this house ought to be a sort of headquarters,--made really celebrated, you know. I like a good supper and a German, but it _is_ the fashion to be literary. Everybody travels and writes a book, and just now all these queer old things have come around. I don't care a penny how long the world has stood or what people did two thousand years ago; my good time is _now_, but we must keep in the stream. I count myself a very fortunate girl. I can have all that is best in fashion through Mrs. Vandervoort, and all that is intellectual through Mrs. Latimer, so you see I come in for both. Then if Floyd had married Madame Lepelletier, there would have been another set here. But that little dowdy, who doesn't even know how to dress decently! Common respect ought to teach her about mourning!
human
Her trousseau ought to be right; it was made by Madame Vauban,
gpt
Madame Vauban! Never!
human
But I tell you it was! And Floyd had all the ordering, I dare say. He isn't fond of mourning.
gpt
And the paying, too,
human
Well, she has the cottage, and if Floyd is going to make such a fortune for her, he _could_ pay himself back, granting he did spend _his_ money, which I very much doubt.
gpt
The fortune is yet to be made, retorts Laura, with a superior air.
human
There may never be any. _We_ may not ever get _our_ own.
gpt
Then, says Gertrude, poising her weapon steadily,
human
He is _my_ brother. I should look well asking Arthur to pay such bills.
gpt
Do let them alone, exclaims Gertrude, angrily.
human
You married to please yourself, and so did he.
gpt
My dear, I am so busy translating with Prof. Freilgrath for his new book that I have not a moment for calls. She does not cordially like the professor. He has very little appreciation of art, _her_ art, and when one evening she took great pains to explain an ambitious scheme, he said,
human
O Miss Marcia, such a thing would be quite impossible! You would want years of thorough training before you could attempt it. I should advise something less arduous and better suited to a young lady's desultory pursuits. You have no idea of intense study.
gpt
Floyd, she says, one morning,
human
Oh, he answers, carelessly,
gpt
Violet is able to do all, and satisfies the professor perfectly.