human
Tom looked at her. He saw the thrill, of life, adventure and youth shake her. He saw with an old, old understanding that because he was going away, alone, upon the road, he meant to her what he never could have meant had he remained.
gpt
When I come back, he was saying, while he felt far, far away,
human
Thank you, Tom.
gpt
It wasn’t the honest thing to marry you the way I did. I had no right.
human
Yes, you had, Tom. Yes. Yes!
gpt
No. I think we could have found a better way, if we had taken time, but I was sort of blinded.
human
And so was I, Tom, blinded and crazed.
gpt
Donelle—
human
Yes, Tom.
gpt
I’ve got to tell you something—now that I’m going. He—he came back that night. He came to me and he would not believe, until I let him look in the window to see you as you lay there asleep. He wanted to tell me something, and I wouldn’t let him! But, Donelle, before God, I think we need not hate him and if he ever gets a chance let him tell you what he wanted to tell me.
human
Tom, oh! Tom! Donelle was weeping now in Gavot’s arms.
gpt
Thank you, thank you, my own good Tom! And when you come back, I’ll be waiting for you, no matter what I hear.
human
Mam’selle, he said and smiled his good smile:
gpt
I’m going, with heaven’s help, to make up to my mother.
human
You have, Tom, you have! Jo rushed to him.
gpt
You have by your clean, fine life and they have no right to take that young life; they have no right, no right!