human
Can you save him? she said.
gpt
Oh, James, what is the matter? You are trembling.
human
It's just this way, Lesley: my nerve is broken; I can't perform the operation as I am, and he will die in an hour if I don't.
gpt
Can you not be strong? You have a will. Will you not try to save my father, James? Is there no way?
human
Yes, there is one way, he said. He opened the pocket-case and took out a phial of laudanum.
gpt
This is the way. I can pull myself together with it. It will save his life.
human
Well? well? she said.
gpt
Oh, my dear father, will you not keep him here?
human
But there is danger to me in this . . . and remember, he is very old!
gpt
Oh, she cried,
human
She rocked herself to and fro.
gpt
If it will save him--and you need not take it again, ever!
human
But, I tell you--
gpt
Do you not hear him--he is dying!