human
Tell me, I said at last, full of sympathy for her in her dire unhappiness,
gpt
What is there to tell? she exclaimed hoarsely.
human
There was nothing extraordinary in our meeting. We met at a country house, as I met a hundred other men. Together we passed some idle summer days, and at last discovered that we loved each other.
gpt
Well?
human
Well--that is all, she answered in a strange, bitter voice.
gpt
It is all at an end now.
human
I never recollect meeting him,
gpt
No--you never have, she said.
human
But please do not let us discuss him further, she urged.
gpt
The memories of it all are too painful. I was a fool!
human
A fool for loving him?
gpt
For loving him! she echoed, looking straight at me.
human
No--no. I was a fool because I allowed myself to be misled, and believed what I was told without demanding proof.
gpt
Why do you fear the man who found you in Glasgow?
human
Ah! That is quite another matter, she exclaimed quickly.
gpt
I warn you to be careful of John Parham. A word from me would place him under arrest; but, alas! I dare not speak. They have successfully closed my lips!
human
He is married, I suppose?
gpt
Yes--and his wife is in utter ignorance of who and what he is. She lives at Sydenham, and believes him to be something in the City. I know the poor woman quite well.