human
Yes, said Dick slowly,
gpt
I knew that.
human
Oh! cried out Alice.
gpt
How dreadful it all was! How terrible!
human
Ay, said Dick, gravely;
gpt
Dick, she said frankly--and honest shame trembled through her utterance--
human
I want to ask your pardon for something--no, you shall not stop me! I want to tell you that I am sorry for having said something--something that I just dimly remember saying, but something that I know was monstrous and inexcusable. It was just before--but I was accountable enough to know better. Ah! I see you remember; indeed, you could never forget--please--please--try to forgive!
gpt
Say no more, Alice. I deserved it all, and more besides. I was fearfully at fault. I should never have approached you as I did, my discovery once made. I shall never forgive myself for all that has happened. But he took me in--he took me in, up there, playing the penitent thief, the--poor fellow!
human
Papa has told me the whole history of the relations between you, Alice said quietly,
gpt
There was precious little nobility in it,