human
You have seen Bobby, then?
gpt
He met me at the steamer.
human
And he told you--
gpt
He has told me everything, Thayer interrupted her. He rose restlessly, crossed the room to the mantel and examined a vase with unseeing eyes. Then, returning, he halted directly before her, straightened his shoulders and drew a deep, full breath.
human
Beatrix?
gpt
Don't!
human
But I must. His voice was steady now.
gpt
We both of us know the truth, and the time has come when we can acknowledge it. I have waited long, dear, long and patiently. For fifteen months, I have left you to yourself and to the past. Now it is time for the future. I have come home, Beatrix, to marry you at last.