human
Ah, said the girl, with an inspiration,
gpt
And I'm sure I'd rather be here with you than at the Blims' reception, from which we ran away.
human
I thought, said Irene, not looking at him, and jabbing the point of her parasol into the ground,
gpt
I thought you liked Newport.
human
So I do, or did. I thought you would like it. But, pardon me, you seem somehow different from what you were at Fortress Monroe, or even at lovely Atlantic City,
gpt
Do I? Well, I suppose I am; that is, different from what you thought me. I should hate this place in a week more, beautiful as it is.
human
Your mother is pleased here?
gpt
I forgot to tell you how much she thanked you for the invitation to your cousin's. She was delighted there.
human
And you were not?
gpt
I didn't say so; you were very kind.
human
Oh, kind; I didn't mean to be kind. I was purely selfish in wanting you to go. Cannot you believe, Miss Benson, that I had some pride in having my friends see you and know you?
gpt
Well, I will be as frank as you are, Mr. King. I don't like being shown off. There, don't look displeased. I didn't mean anything disagreeable.
human
But I hoped you understood my motives better by this time.
gpt
I did not think about motives, but the fact is (another jab of the parasol),
human
I was made desperately uncomfortable, and always shall be under such circumstances, and, my friend--I should like to believe you are my friend--you may as well expect I always will be.
gpt
I cannot do that. You under--
human
I just see things as they are, Irene went on, hastily.
gpt
You think I am different here. Well, I don't mind saying that when I made your acquaintance I thought you different from any man I had met. But now it was out, she did mind saying it; and stopped, confused, as if she had confessed something. But she continued, almost immediately:
human
I mean I liked your manner to women; you didn't appear to flatter, and you didn't talk complimentary nonsense.
gpt
And now I do?
human
No. Not that. But everything is somehow changed here. Don't let's talk of it. There's the carriage.
gpt
Well, Miss Benson, I'm going to be just as different as ever a man was.