human
Yes, he said,
gpt
I must not forget that I have a nephew and a niece. You are both dear to me, but no one can take the place of the boy I have lost.
human
But it is so long ago, uncle, said Curtis.
gpt
It must be fourteen years.
human
It is fourteen years.
gpt
And the boy is long since dead!
human
No, no! said John Linden, vehemently.
gpt
I do not, I will not, believe it. He still lives, and I live only in the hope of one day clasping him in my arms.
human
That is very improbable, uncle, said Curtis, in a tone of annoyance.
gpt
There isn't one chance in a hundred that my cousin still lives. The grave has closed over him long since. The sooner you make up your mind to accept the inevitable the better.