human
Why, my dear, it is not generally so considered. Most people fancy that if they had money enough they could do anything.
gpt
Yes, of course, said the girl, putting down her stitching and looking up;
human
It's a condition that all the world is trying to get into.
gpt
I know. I've been talking with mamma about the world and about society, and what is expected and what you must live up to.
human
But you have always known that you must one day go into the world and take your share in life.
gpt
That, yes. But I would rather live up to myself. Mamma seems to think that society will do a great deal for me, that I will get a wider view of life, that I can do so much for society, and, with my position, mamma says, have such a career. McDonald, what is society for?
human
Wiser people than you have asked that question.
gpt
I asked mamma that, for she is in it all the time. She didn't like it much, and asked, 'What is anything for?' You see, McDonald, I've been with mamma many a time when her friends came to see her, and they never have anything to say, never--what I call anything. I wonder if in society they go about saying that? What do they do it for?