human
I will see whether he is able to bear it. Perhaps only the voice of nature spoke in this tenderness; perhaps--there was a convulsive shudder at her heart--
gpt
It is nothing, he said calmly.
human
Who could have interest enough in our affairs to watch us?
gpt
Who? Mr. Alison!
human
Mr. Alison? Your travelling companion?
gpt
Yes.
human
And he is not a stranger to you, this man? I thought it must be so the first moment I met him--Johanna-- his voice trembled in feverish excitement--
gpt
I am his betrothed.
human
His betrothed!
gpt
And do you love him?
human
No!
gpt
And still have you given him your promise--your future?
human
I have done so,
gpt
Then would to God we had never met!
human
And why?
gpt
And do you ask? Need I tell you in words what you long since must have divined, or--is it I alone who will be wretched through your confession?