human
And you--you have dared to come into this room, making me believe you were a woman--and lied to me about your Hour of Silence and all the--
gpt
It was the only way I could be safe. You and everybody else would detect me if I did not shave and fix up my face. You said a minute ago the dark rings had gone from my eyes--it is this paint-box that did it. Think of what it would mean to me to be taken--and my little girl! Don't--don't judge me wrongly. When I get to New York I promise never to see you again--no one will ever know. If you had been my own sister I could not have treated you with more respect since I have been in the room. I will do anything you wish--to-night I will sleep on the floor--anything, if--
human
To-night! Not another hour will you stay here. I will go to the Purser at once and--
gpt
You mean to turn me out?
human
Yes.
gpt
Oh, merciful God! Don't! Listen--you MUST listen. Let me stay! What difference should it make to you. You have nursed hundreds of men. You have saved many lives. Save mine--give me back my little girl! She can come to me in Quebec and then we can get away somewhere in America and be safe. I can still pass as a Sister and she as a child in my charge until I can find some place where I can throw off my disguise. See how good the real Sisters are to me; they do not condemn me. Here is a letter from the Mother Superior in Paris to the Mother Superior of a convent in Quebec. It is not forged--it is genuine. If they believe in me, why cannot you? Let me stay here, and you stay, too. You would if you could see my child.
human
Miss Jennings, open the door, please.