human
You'll have to let me take that back, he muttered, unsteadily.
gpt
I didn't know what I was saying. It's come on me so suddenly that it's broken me all up. I haven't realized till this evening what--what everything meant. It seemed to me then that I couldn't stand it.
human
But you can.
gpt
Yes, I can, he replied, doggedly.
human
One can stand anything. If I reached my limit for a minute, it was in seeing that you have to suffer for my sake----
gpt
Wouldn't you suffer for mine?
human
I couldn't. Suffering for your sake would become such a joy----
gpt
That it wouldn't be suffering. That's just it. That's what I feel, exactly. It isn't hard for me to do what I'm doing because I know--I _know_--I'm helping to save your honor if not your life. I don't believe money would have done it. Mr. Conquest reminded me that the best legal services can be bought, but I never thought for an instant that you could secure zeal such as his for anything less than I offered him. And he's been so superb! He's given himself up to the thing absolutely. He's followed every trail with a scent--- with a certainty--your other men, your Kilcup and Warren, would never have been capable of. I've seen that; I'm sure of it. He has a wonderful mind, and in his way he has the kindest heart in the world. I'm very, very fond of him, and I'm deeply grateful. Next to seeing you free, I don't think I have any desire in life so strong as to make him happy. I dare say that isn't civilized either--but it's what I feel. And so we must think of this, she continued, eagerly explanative;