human
Ah, sir! replied the poor sufferer, who was a man some sixty years of age, with grey hair, and a countenance whose expression was one of mingled shrewdness, discontent, and ill-temper,
gpt
How alone, my friend? asked the other;
human
Why, sir, was the poor man's reply,
gpt
I have been torn from the best and most loving of wives--I who am so entirely dependent on her for my happiness--I who love her so tenderly;--alas! Wretched man that I am, what shall I do?
human
Do you know this gentleman?
gpt
I know him well, your excellency, was the reply;
human
My friend, said the commissioner gently,
gpt
I am truly sorry for you; but I am in hopes that your solitude will work for your good. Think over the past with contrition, and be up and joining in some useful work for the good of others; and when you return home, treat your injured, long-suffering, and admirable wife as a human being, a lady, a companion, a friend, an equal, and not, as you have hitherto done, like a slave or a brute beast.