human
Sooner or later we would have had to meet, she said.
gpt
It is best for both of us to have it over with at the very start.
human
I suppose you are right, said he stiffly.
gpt
You know how I feel toward you, Rachel Carter. There is nothing either of us can say that will make the situation easier or harder, for that matter.
human
Yes,--I understand, said she calmly.
gpt
You hate me. You have been brought up to hate me. I do not question the verdict of those who condemned me, but you may as well understand at once that I do not regret what I did twenty years ago. I have not repented. I shall never repent. We need not discuss that side of the question any farther. You know my history, Kenneth Gwynne. You are the only person in this part of the world who does know it. When the controversy first came up over the settlement of your father's estate, I feared that you would reveal the story of my--
human
Permit me to observe, Rachel Carter, that for many months after being notified of my father's death and the fact that he had left me a portion of his estate, I was without positive proof as to the identity of the woman mentioned in the correspondence as his widow. It was not until a copy of the will was forwarded to me that I was sure. By that time I had made up my mind to keep my own counsel. I can say to you now, Rachel Carter, that I do not intend to rake up that ugly story. I do not make war on helpless women.