human
I see now why you wanted no other flowers, he said, as he took the basket.
gpt
These are like her--fair and pure and fragile.
human
She was fond of them. She wore them in her hair when she was a girl. They have no fragrance; that is why I want them for her now. How people can bear strong, sweet flowers around their dead I can never understand.
gpt
I have always wondered at that, too, Leaver admitted.
human
My mother had the same feeling. He looked closely at Charlotte's face, as the bright sunlight of the Southern spring morning fell upon it.
gpt
You are very tired, he said, and his voice was like a caress.
human
Not in body, but in mind--and heart. I wish, by some magic, I could secure for you two full hours' sleep before--the hour.
gpt
I couldn't sleep. But I am strong, I shall not break down.
human
No, you will not break down; that wouldn't be like you. And to-night--you shall sleep. I promise you that.
gpt
I wish you could, Charlotte said, and her lips trembled ever so slightly.
human
But I shall not.
gpt
You shall. Trust me that you shall. I know a way to make you sleep.