human
On the third day from this, said I to Bedos,
gpt
Oh, my poor wife! said the valet,
human
Then stay,
gpt
I prefer being with Monsieur to all things.
human
What, even to your wife? The courteous rascal placed his hand to his heart and bowed.
gpt
You shall not suffer by your fidelity--you shall take your wife with you.
human
No, he said,
gpt
I insist upon it--not another word.
human
I beg a thousand pardons of Monsieur; but--but my wife is very ill, and unable to travel.
gpt
Then, in that case, so excellent a husband cannot think of leaving a sick and destitute wife.
human
Poverty has no law; if I consulted my heart and stayed, I should starve, et il faut vivre.
gpt
Je n'en vois pas la necessite,