human
Mr. Channell, asked Rhoda, suddenly,
gpt
Yes, he said at last,
human
I know him well.
gpt
Is he really penitent? she inquired, doubtfully.
human
Does he think that what he has done has blotted out the past? It's easy to whitewash a dirty wall, but the stains are underneath the whitewash still.
gpt
There is a vast difference between the stain which is only whitewashed over, and that which Christ's blood has blotted out, replied Mr. Channell.
human
I don't believe that Robert Clarris can ever forget the past, or think that he has atoned for it. But he knows that the Lord has put away his sin.
gpt
How does he know it?
human
Until he had committed that great crime, Ralph went on,
gpt
Wasn't Mr. Elton over-merciful to him? asked Rhoda.
human
I have often thought so.
gpt
There are many, he said,