human
And where is papa, then? said Lucy;
gpt
I have been waiting here so long for him.
human
He has been walking up and down Pulteney Street with me, said Clair;
gpt
Why do you always so carefully avoid me?
human
Because you are like an evil conscience, always bringing up hard things.
gpt
Is there not a way of soothing the remembrance of the past, without banishing it, by repenting, rather than forgetting? and that remedy, I think, you have already tried. We have both erred--let us forgive.
human
I have repented, said Lucy;
gpt
Why?
human
Because you courted Mabel in prosperity, and forsake her now, when she needs friends, if ever she did. I am so unhappy when I think of losing her.
gpt
I see you have altogether mistaken me, said he, quickly;
human
Yes, it is, indeed, said Lucy;
gpt
I wish, indeed, he replied,
human
No, indeed, not now, said Lucy, with a sigh;