human
Have you found him? Is he dead or living?
gpt
We have not found _him_, dear Edith, said Lord H----, taking her hand, and leading her towards the house;
human
Oh, dear George, do not keep me in suspense! ejaculated Edith.
gpt
Let me hear all at once. My mind is sufficiently prepared by long hours of painful thought. I will show none of the weakness I displayed this morning. What is it you have found?
human
His knife and his knapsack,
gpt
He may have cast his knapsack off from weariness,
human
I fear not, replied her lover, unwilling to encourage expectations to be disappointed.
gpt
The straps of the knapsack were cut, not unbuckled; and your father has given himself up entirely to despair, although we found no traces of strife or bloodshed.
human
Poor Walter! exclaimed Edith, with a deep sigh. But she shed no tears; and walked on in silence, till they had reached the little verandah of the house. Then suddenly she stopped, roused herself from her fit of thought, and said, raising her beautiful and tender eyes to her lover's face,
gpt
I have now two tasks before me, to which I must give myself up entirely--to console my poor father, and to try to save my brother's life. Forgive me, George, if, in executing these, especially the latter, I do not seem to give so much of my thoughts to you as you have a right to expect. You would not, I know, have me neglect either.
human
God forbid! exclaimed Lord H----, warmly;
gpt
Do, do, she answered;