human
That was awful! she whispered.
gpt
It makes one feel as if one were dying. I can't be alone! Don't leave me!
human
Not unless you wish me to go,
gpt
Oh, I don't--I can't! Except that you must be so miserably uncomfortable.
human
I'm not; and it's the finest compliment and the greatest honour I've ever had in my life, Max stammered,
gpt
But you are the kind of man women know they can trust, the girl apologized for herself.
human
You see, one can _tell_. Besides, from the way you speak, I think you must be an American. I've heard they're always good to women. I saw you on deck, and afterward at dinner. I thought then there was something that rang _true_ about you. I said 'That man is one of the few unselfish ones. He would sacrifice himself utterly for others.' A look you have about the eyes told me that.
gpt
I'm not being unselfish now, Max broke out impulsively; then, fearing he had said an indiscreet thing, he hurried on to something less personal.
human
How would it be, he suggested in a studiously commonplace tone,
gpt
How good you are! said the girl.
human
But I don't want to sleep, thank you. I don't feel faint now. I believe you've given me some of your strength.
gpt
That's the brandy, said Max, very matter of fact.
human
Have a few drops more? You can't have swallowed half a teaspoonful----
gpt
Do you think, if I took a little, it would make me warm? I'm so icy cold.
human
Yes, it ought to send a glow through your body.