human
I have had a child, I have had one! I had it by Jacques; you know Jacques well. He promised to marry me, but he left this neighborhood without keeping his word.
gpt
What are you saying? What are you saying? Then she began to sob, and amidst her tears she said:
human
That was the reason why I did not want to marry you. I could never tell you, for you would have left me without any bread for my child. You have never had any children, so you cannot understand, you cannot understand!
gpt
You have a child? You have a child?
human
You had me by force, as I suppose you know? I did not want to marry you,
gpt
Then it is my fault that you have no children? She gave him no answer, and he began to walk up and down again, and then, stopping again, he continued:
human
How old is your child?
gpt
Just six, she whispered.
human
Why did you not tell me about it? he asked.
gpt
How could I?
human
Come, get up, he said. She got up, with some difficulty, and then, when she was standing on the floor, he suddenly began to laugh, with his hearty laugh of his good days, and seeing how surprised she was, he added:
gpt
Very well, we will go and fetch the child, as you and I can have none together.
human
I wanted to adopt one, and now we have found one. I asked the Curé about an orphan, some time ago.
gpt
Come along, mother, we will go and see whether there is any soup left; I should not mind a plateful.