human
So like! So like! the lady was murmuring between her set teeth.
gpt
It is terrible--it is marvelous!
human
This is Guy, your ladyship, said Martha Brand.
gpt
I've done what I could for him for the last ten years, and I'm almost as sorry to part with him as if he were my own. Is your ladyship going to take him away with you now?
human
No, said her ladyship, sharply;
gpt
I have no such intention. Have you no neighbor or friend who would be willing to take and bring him up, if well paid for the trouble? This time the money shall be paid without fail.
human
There's Legard's, cried the boy, eagerly.
gpt
I'll go to Legard's, granny. I'd rather be with Joe than anywhere else.
human
It's a neighbor that lives up-stairs, murmured Martha, in explanation.
gpt
He always took to Guy and Guy to him in a way that's quite wonderful. He's a very decent man, your ladyship--a painter for a theatre; and Guy takes kindly to the business, and would like to be one himself. If you don't want to take away the boy, you couldn't leave him in better hands.
human
I am glad to hear it. Can I see the man?
gpt
I'll fetch him!