human
Ay, ah! Eh, eh! The line of life is long. A silent childhood! a love-knot hindered; go, on, girl--go on, wife and mother; happy life and happy age, but far away--not here--far away; a lucky lot with him you love; to sleep by his side for fifty years and more; to see your children and your grandchildren; to watch the sun rise and set from your door--a happy life, but far away.
gpt
Gimme brandy, Mrs. L'Estrange--you are a charitable woman--gimme brandy. And port-wine!--ah! lemme have some port-wine. Tea? Don't forget the tea. And Jack-in-the-Water drinks awful, he does. Worse than his father; worse than his grandfather--and they all went off at five-and-thirty.
human
I will send you up a basket, Mrs. Medlicott. Come, Phillis, I have got to go to the next cottage.
gpt
Tell me, are you happy? Do you suffer?
human
Happy? only the rich are happy. Suffer? of course I suffer. All the pore suffers.
gpt
Poor thing! May I come and see you and bring you things?
human
Of course you may.
gpt
And you will tell me about yourself?
human
Child, child! cried the old woman impatiently.
gpt
Tell you about myself? There, there, you're one of them the Lord loves--wife and mother; happy life and happy death; childer and grandchilder; but far away, far away.