human
You know, Katie--what I told you--what I must tell you--
gpt
Oh yes, said Katie,
human
Katie, he asked,
gpt
Why--I don't know; more than I realize, I presume. She was silent, then asked:
human
Why?
gpt
You are thinking, she ventured,
human
You see, Katie, he went on, with difficulty,
gpt
I have reason for that feeling.
human
What do you mean?
gpt
I have tried not to show you that I knew anything--in a personal way--about the army.
human
Why--to be sure--you were in the Spanish War!
gpt
No, said he with a hard laugh,
human
I am nothing so glorious as a veteran.
gpt
Well I suppose --this she ventured tremulously, imploringly--
human
No, Katie, he said,
gpt
I never went to West Point.
human
Well then what did you do?
gpt
Oh I was just one of those fools roped in by a recruiting officer in a gallant-looking white suit!
human
You were--?
gpt
In the ranks. One of the men. The fact that she should be looking like that drove him to add bitterly:
human
Like Watts, you know.