human
Oh, it is all horrible!--whether he marries you or lives with you.... Cannot you go away and leave him to marry someone suitable, as he would have done, but for you?
gpt
You think for him to marry a woman he disliked, and perhaps hated, would be better than to live with one he loves, without marriage?
human
Oh _yes_! replied Miss Lanark, so fervently that Regina sat silent, thinking how truly
gpt
Well, you see, I don't. I consider hate is a wrong and wicked thing in itself, essentially evil; and I think wedded hate is a great deal worse than unwedded love, so that I am afraid I cannot meet you in any way, except by accepting Everest's proposal that we should marry each other, but so far, for his sake, I have thought it better for him to be quite free.
human
Of course, if you would go, Everest is in a position to give you a very good allowance indeed.