human
I could almost envy Clive.
gpt
Why?
human
Clive, and Kitty, and your mother. Do you ever think of anyone else? Would you care if I--we--the rest of the world were swept away in a common deluge? Would it matter to you in the least, supposing you four were safe?
gpt
You are very unjust, Oliver,
human
I think not, he said gently.
gpt
So long as I can save Clive you are quite willing for me to run any risk--and the risk is great, remember. I am a chancery barrister, working upwards with quite my share of difficulties. Suppose my attempt fails--yes, it is always necessary to look what one undertakes in the face.
human
Clive would be ruined, she said as he paused. Then, as he did not speak, she looked at him again and saw him smiling.
gpt
What do you mean?
human
What did I tell you? he answered.
gpt
It was not of Clive that I was speaking at that moment but of myself. I should be ruined as effectually as Clive, but that, of course, is not worth mentioning. She started from her seat as if she had been stung, but he laid his hand on her arm and drew her down again beside him.
human
Wait a moment, Bice, he said in a changed voice,