human
Life the other way mayn't turn out particularly easy. You'll have troubles, annoyances--temptations, perhaps.
gpt
I can face those. I can trust myself, Hobart. Can he prevent my going if I want to?
human
No.
gpt
Can he make me come back?
human
No. He can, if he chooses, get a formal order for you to go back, but it won't be enforced. It will only give him a right to a legal separation--not to a divorce, of course--just a separation.
gpt
You're sure they can't make me go back?
human
Oh, quite. That's settled.
gpt
That's what I wanted to be quite clear about. She stepped up to his chair and laid her hand on his shoulder.
human
You're still against me?
gpt
Oh, how can I tell? The heart knows its own bitterness--nobody else can.