human
So, he said,
gpt
With one hand hipping his saber and the other curling his mustaches, he smiled at her.
human
What a devil of a time you have given me! Across oceans and continents! A hundred times I have passed you without knowing it till too late. And here, at the very moment when I believed it was all over, you fling yourself into the loving arms of your adoring husband! I do not understand.
gpt
Be brief, she replied, the chill of snows in her voice. Her hate for this man had no empty corners.
human
I have played foolishly into your hands. Say what you will and be gone.
gpt
What a welcome!
human
Be quick!
gpt
I shall telegraph to the attorneys in Rome to partition the estates, my heart! mocking her.
human
The king will not add to his private purse the riches of Colonel Grosvenor and the Principi di Monte Bianca, your father and mine, old fools! To tell the truth, I am badly in need of money, and, head of Bacchus! your appearance here is life to me, my dear Sonia. Life! I am a rich man. But, with a sudden scowl, dropping the mask of banter,
gpt
I do not understand these companions of yours. He eyed the group coldly.
human
What position in my household does this gentleman occupy?
gpt
Give no heed,
human
So it is all true, then? he asked despairingly.
gpt
You are his wife?
human
Yes. Forgive me, but did I not warn you many times? In the eyes of the Italian civil law I am this man's wife, but in the eyes of God and the Church, never, never!
gpt
What do you mean?
human
In a few days I shall write you; in this letter I promise to explain everything. And you will forgive me, I know.
gpt
Forgive you? For what? There is nothing to forgive on my side; the gift is on yours. For I have been a meddler, an unhappy one.
human
Will you and Mr. Merrihew go now? I do not wish you two to witness this scene.
gpt
Leave you alone with this wretch? No!
human
Well? cried the prince impatiently. He was not inclined toward these confidences between the American and his wife.
gpt
I have asked a question and nobody replies. I inquire again, what position does he hold?
human
This villa is mine, she answered, the sharpness of her tone giving hint to the volcano burning in her heart.
gpt
However the estates may be partitioned, this will be mine. I command you to leave it at once, for your presence here is as unwelcome to me as that of all creeping things. I find that I do not hate you; I loathe you.