human
He offered his sisters a great deal of money, she sighed,
gpt
Oh? So he had money?
human
He was one of the first Americans to make money in the Canadian northwest; but that was after my mother died. She died in the snow, on a journey--like that sketch above the fireplace. I've been told that it changed my father's life. He had been what they call wild before that--but he wasn't so any more. He grew very hard-working and serious. He was one of the pioneers of that country--one of the very first to see its possibilities. That was how he made his money; and when he died he left it to me. I believe it's a good deal.
gpt
Didn't you hate being in the convent? he asked, suddenly
human
I should.
gpt
N-no; not exactly. I wasn't unhappy. The Sisters were kind to me. Some of them spoiled me. It wasn't until after my father died, and I began to realize--who I was, that I grew restless. I felt I should never be happy until I was among people of my own kind.
human
And how did you get there?
gpt
I never did. There are no people of my kind.
human
So you live with a guardian! How do you like that?
gpt
I should like it well enough if he did--that is, if his wife did. You see, she tried to explain,
human
Why do you stay, then?
gpt
For one reason, because I can't help myself. I have to do what the law tells me.
human
I see. The law again!
gpt
Yes; the law again. But I've other reasons besides that.
human
Such as--?
gpt
Well, I'm very fond of their little girl, for one thing. She's the greatest darling in the world, and the only creature, except my dog, that loves me.
human
What's her name?