human
I am not surprised that you have refused my offer so decidedly, said the young duke, returning to the attack as he paced restlessly back and forth in front of her
gpt
Why do you come to me with this request? Have you not been paying court to the Marquis of Ducie's daughter all summer? I ask you this before I can assure myself that your avowal is an honor to me. Your answer cannot influence in the slightest my decision.
human
I give you my word of honor, Miss Walsingham, that I have not been paying court to Lady Juliana Ducie; if you wish to know why, I found that her heartless desertion of St. Udo Brand, after he lost his property, outweighed with me her fascination; and, having accidentally become acquainted with the whole story, I naturally preferred to shun the fawning lip and clasping hand, and the craven heart of a Judas in woman's lovely seeming, that I might find her contrast in Margaret Walsingham.
gpt
Do not mention the dead, said Margaret, deeply moved.
human
I can never, never forget that I was the unwilling cause of his early death.