human
But won't you tell me your adventures?
gpt
You see, he concluded,
human
I wonder, she said softly,
gpt
Hartley's dead, and I understand that his daughter has broken down after nursing him. It's doubtful whether her situation can be kept open, and it may be some time before she's strong enough to look for another. He hesitated.
human
In a way, I feel responsible for her.
gpt
You really aren't responsible in the least, Jessy declared.
human
Still, I can understand the idea's troubling you.
gpt
She's left without a cent and unable to work--and I don't know what to do. In an affair of this kind I'm handicapped by being a man.
human
Would you like me to help you?
gpt
I can hardly ask it, but it would be a relief to me,
human
Then if you'll tell me her address, I'll go to see her, and we'll consider what can be done.
gpt
You have taken a weight off my mind. It's difficult to thank you properly.
human
Oh, I don't suppose it will give me any trouble. Of course, it must be embarrassing to you to feel that you have a helpless young woman on your hands.
gpt
I wonder whether the situation is an altogether unusual one to you? she queried.
human
Have you never let your pity run away with your judgment before?
gpt
You wouldn't expect me to proclaim my charities,
human
I think you are trying to put me off. You haven't given me an answer.
gpt
Well, perhaps I was able to make things easier for somebody else not very long ago, Vane confessed reluctantly but without embarrassment.
human
I now see that I might have done harm without meaning to do so. It's sometimes extraordinarily difficult to help people--and that makes me especially grateful for your offer.