human
Tom--Tom--don't you see how guilty we are? We mustn't repeat this; this is our hour, but we must understand each other here and now. The man did not reply. He who had taken recklessly and ruthlessly all of his life had come to a place where he must give to take. His fortunes were tied up in his answer, so he replied:
gpt
Margaret, you know the situation--down town?
human
The judgeship?
gpt
Yes.
human
But that will be settled in November. After that is time enough. Oh, eternity is time enough, Tom--I can wait and wait and wait--only if it is to be for eternity, we must not reckon with it now.
gpt
Oh, Margaret, Margaret, Margaret--my soul's soul--I want you. I know no peace but to look into your eyes; I know no heaven but your smile--no God but your possession, no hell but--but--this! He pressed her hand to his lips and moaned a kind of human bellow of unrequited love--some long suppressed man's courting note that we had in the forest, and he grasped her in a flood of passionate longing. She slipped away from him and stood up before him and said:
human
No,--No, no, my dear--my dear--I love you--Oh, I do love you, Tom--but don't--don't.
gpt
Tom, don't touch me. Tom, she panted,
human
Tom.