human
Sit down again, little one, I said,
gpt
This is how it all appears to me, or would appear to any one of experience. The man Niall seems poor, leads a strange, solitary life, and yet he gives you articles of great value. There is, to say the least of it, a mystery as to how he procures them.
human
And, since I am upon the subject, I added,
gpt
I may as well tell you that he is not, in my opinion, a suitable companion for you.
human
Not a suitable companion! the girl repeated, raising her eyes to my face in astonishment.
gpt
Niall, who has taught me nearly everything I know! Why, if it had not been for him I should have been as ignorant as Moira. I love him as if he were my father.
human
He has taught you a great deal that is wild and visionary, I argued.
gpt
You know nothing of the realities of life. You are content to lead this wandering, aimless existence, when life has real duties, and, as you must find, real cares and sorrows.
human
But how can Niall help that? she cried.
gpt
He has been very kind to me. He told Granny to teach me my prayers, and took me to Father Owen himself, so that I could go to confession and make my first communion; and he spends his whole life working for me. What should I do without him? I have no one else except dear old Granny, and she is blind.