human
I trust, dear Edith, that we shall see it together, said Lord H----, speaking of the distant land where they both had birth.
gpt
Many a lovely thing is to be met with in the old world, both in nature and in art; and though I love these beautiful scenes well, and enjoy as much as any one the magnificence of unadorned Nature, yet methinks that is no reason why we should not appreciate to the full all that is fine or lovely, though of a different kind and character. It is the narrow-minded man--the man of an uncapacious soul, who suffers one sort of excellence alone to take possession of his taste or heart. Beauty and goodness are infinitely varied; and though I may love some aspects best, yet I trust ever to be capable of deriving pleasure from each and all.
human
But you have seen all these things, George, she answered;
gpt
I take a new light with me, Edith, he replied;
human
I have but one wish on earth, George, she answered,
gpt
That might entail greater sorrows still, he rejoined,
human
I should have felt myself perfectly secure here, returned Edith;
gpt
Between one and two o'clock, replied Lord H----,
human
I am glad of that, answered Edith.
gpt
To-morrow is the day that poor Captain Brooks is to be here. I should much like to see him once more, and I hope that he will arrive before we go. If not, I must tell the servants to provide for him well, and show him every kindness. Oh, George, is it not terrible to think of his encountering such a fate? The very idea of providing his last meals for him when going to a voluntary death, makes my heart sink with horror and regret.
human
The only choice is between him and poor Walter, answered Lord H----;
gpt
His self-devotion only makes it more terrible, returned Edith,
human
she continued, looking up inquiringly in her lover's face,