human
So long as he lived, she went on,
gpt
I could struggle, I could hope, I had confidence; I wished to live to hear about him; but now--that they have killed him, I have no longer any reason to live and suffer.
human
And--Linares----
gpt
If he had lived, I might have married--for my father's sake; but now that he is dead, I want the convent--or the grave.
human
You loved him so?
gpt
My child, he said at last in a broken voice,
human
Then if you love me, do not make me forever miserable; he is dead, I wish to be a nun.
gpt
A nun, a nun! he repeated.
human
You do not know, my child, all that is hidden behind the walls of a convent, you do not know! I would a thousand times rather see you unhappy in the world than in the cloister. Here your complaints can be heard; there you have only the walls! You are beautiful, very beautiful; you were not made to renounce the world. Believe me, my child, time alters all things; later you will forget, you will love, you will love your husband--Linares.
gpt
Either the convent or--death,
human
Maria, said the father,
gpt
I am not young. I cannot watch over you always; choose something else, find another love, another husband, anything, what you will!
human
I choose the convent.
gpt
My God, my God! cried the priest, burying his face in his hands.
human
You punish me, be it so! But watch over my daughter!--Maria, you shall be a nun. I cannot have you die.
gpt
Godfather, my godfather,
human
Oh, God! cried the heart of the father,