human
Eve, I went on,
gpt
I hate to seem tedious--but the question of our engagement still hangs fire.
human
You persistent person! she sighed,
gpt
Tell me, if I married you would all those people we met last night be nice to me?
human
Of course they would, I assured her.
gpt
They are only waiting for a word from you. I think they must have an idea already. I am not in the habit of giving dinner parties with a young lady as guest of honor.
human
Dear me! she murmured.
gpt
If only they knew! They hadn't any suspicions, I suppose, about those--those little trifles?
human
None, I replied.
gpt
I put it all on to a waiter.
human
How clever of you! You really do seem to be a most capable person--and so masterful! I begin to fear that some day you'll have your own way.
gpt
Mr. Walmsley!
human
It's usual among engaged couples,
gpt
Is it! she remarked coldly.
human
Doesn't the man, as a rule, wait to be quite sure he is engaged?
gpt
Not in this country, I declared:
human
I have heard that Americans are rather shy about that sort of thing. Englishmen----
gpt
Oh, bother Englishmen! she exclaimed, stamping her foot.
human
I don't believe a word I've ever heard about them. I suppose now I shall have to marry you!
gpt
I don't see any way out of it,