human
Don't move. Why, 't is a year since we met alone, I think. So you are back at Monks Barton. Does it bring thoughts? Is it all sweet? By your face I should judge not.
gpt
You needn't tell me you're happy, he continued, with hurried words.
human
Nobody is, for that matter. But you might have been. Looking at your ruined life and my own, I can find it in my heart to be sorry for us both.
gpt
Who dares to say my life is ruined? she flashed out.
human
D' you think I would change Will for the noblest in the land? He _is_ the noblest. I want no pity--least of all yourn. I've been a very lucky woman--and--everybody knaws it whatever they may say here an' theer.
gpt
Wait one moment. Chance threw us here, and I'll never speak to you again if you resent it. But, meeting you like this, something seemed to tell me to say a word and let you know. I'm sorry you are so wretched--honestly.
human
I ban't wretched! Never was a happier wife.
gpt
Never was a better one, I know; but happy? Think. I was fond of you once and I can read between the lines--the little thin lines on your forehead. They are newcomers. I'm not deceived. Nor is it hidden. That the man has proved faithless is common knowledge now. Facts are hard things and you've got the fact under your eyes. The child's his living image.
human
Who told you, and how dare you foul my ears and thoughts with such lies? she asked, her bosom heaving.
gpt
You'm a coward, as you always was, but never more a coward than this minute.
human
D' you pretend that nobody has told you this? Aren't your own eyes bright enough to see it?