human
I am deficient in self-confidence and decision, she said at last.
gpt
I always have been deficient in those qualities. Yet I think Miss Keeldar should have known my character well enough by this time to be aware that I always feel an even painful solicitude to do right, to act for the best. The unusual nature of the demand on my judgment puzzled me, especially following the alarms of the night. I could not venture to act promptly for another; but I trust no serious harm will result from my lapse of firmness.
human
Caroline, come here,
gpt
How is Mrs. Pryor?
human
Rather out of spirits,
gpt
I have behaved very shamefully, very ungenerously, very ungratefully to her, said Shirley.
human
How insolent in me to turn on her thus for what, after all, was no fault--only an excess of conscientiousness on her part. But I regret my error most sincerely. Tell her so, and ask if she will forgive me.
gpt
Come in, my dear.
human
You know you _must_ forgive me, Mrs. Pryor. I could not get on at all if there was a misunderstanding between you and me.
gpt
I have nothing to forgive, was the reply.
human
We will pass it over now, if you please. The final result of the incident is that it proves more plainly than ever how unequal I am to certain crises.