human
I don't think it is difficult, she said, and with a sudden impulse she caught Phillis's hand and kissed her.
gpt
Ever since I saw you I have felt somehow as if you would do us good.
human
Perhaps I can, she said steadily.
gpt
Things often come about in the manner we least expect. Who knows whether you and I, if we put our heads together, may not find a way out of some of your troubles? Can you trust me with them?
human
Yes, said Bice after a moment's pause.
gpt
Oliver forbade me to speak, but I don't see that he knows best. I don't know who to consult. I asked Mr Ibbetson, and he seemed to think it all very bad indeed. She went on hurriedly.
human
There were some things I could not tell him--but you! Oh, I am very, very miserable. Do you think it will be very ungrateful of me if Mr Trent saves Clive and yet I do not marry him?
gpt
Is that what he wishes?
human
Yes. He says he risks everything--that it is only for me.
gpt
And you don't love him?
human
Oh, no, no, no!
gpt
How long has he been asking you to do this?
human
I don't know, Bice said, letting her hands drop wearily.
gpt
Ever since he brought us the bad news of Clive, I suppose. But it is in the last few days that he has said the most, and every day it seems to grow worse and worse. To-night I must tell him.
human
You must tell him you will not marry him,
gpt
Ah! you don't know, she said, shaking her head.
human
So much I do know. Nothing that you can tell me can make wrong right. But perhaps you will let me hear more.
gpt
Wrong?