human
Then I am pardoned, she replies.
gpt
Now, when will you bring him? Shall I make a little feast and ask in the neighbors, shall I swell out into a grand dinner, or, let me see--covers for four while your mother is here? You shall choose.
human
Then I will choose the covers for four,
gpt
The time also. You know your engagements best. Will you stay and take luncheon with us? I have ordered it immediately, for Mrs. Grandon ought to have some refreshment.
human
Thank you; I will remain. Then, after a pause,
gpt
I am really glad of the opportunity. I have been so much engaged that I fear I have behaved badly to my friends. You know we always think we can apologize to them, and he indulges in a grave little smile.
human
Circumstances prevented my half-promised trip to Newport.
gpt
We had to have new help in the factory. I knew so little about it that I was full of fears and anxieties, and all the family inheritance was at stake. But I think now we will be able to pull through without any loss, and if it _is_ a success it will be a profitable one. I have been taking up some claims against the estate, and yours may as well be settled. It is my intention to get everything in proper order to turn over to Eugene as soon as circumstances will allow.
human
My claim is so small, and she smiles with charming indifference,
gpt
My father died at a most unfortunate time for the family, it would seem, and his all was involved in this new experiment. There have been months of bad management, or none at all, with one of the grim smiles that often point a sentence.
human
My position is one of extreme perplexity, yet I shall endeavor to fulfil my father's hopes and wishes.
gpt
You are very generous. Not every son would place his own aims second.
human
I am not doing that, he interrupts, hastily;
gpt
I really could not if I would. You must not make me seem heroic, for there is very little of that about me. It is trying to combine the two that makes the severity of the task, but my friend is a host in himself. To him really belongs the credit of our work; still, I have at length discovered that the bent of my mind is toward letters and science, and in another year I hope to do something by myself.
human
It is hard to be immersed in family cares at the same time, she answers, with the most fascinating sympathy in her eyes.
gpt
Our idea of such men is in the study and the world that they charm with their patient research. I have read of women who wrote poetry and made bread, but certainly both, to be excellent, need an undivided attention. The delicate sense of the poesy and the proper heat of the oven seem naturally to conflict.