human
I don't see why I should put up with this, he said,
gpt
I thought you said Nap was skiing.
human
I did. He is. But he has got some game on, and he didn't want me looking on. Oh, I'm sick to death of Nap and all his ways! He's rotten to the core!
gpt
Gently, boy, gently! You go too far. Lucas looked up into the hot blue eyes, the severity all gone from his own.
human
It isn't what things look like that you have to consider. It is what they are. Nap, poor chap, is badly handicapped; but he has been putting up a big fight for himself lately, and he hasn't done so badly. Give the devil his due.
gpt
What's he doing now? demanded Bertie.
human
It's bad enough to have the whole community gossiping about his flirtations with women that don't count. But when it comes to a good woman--like Lady Carfax--oh, I tell you it makes me sick! He might leave her alone, at least. She's miserable enough without him to make matters worse.
gpt
My dear boy, you needn't be afraid for Lady Carfax. Lucas Errol's voice held absolute conviction.
human
She wouldn't tolerate him for an instant if he attempted to flirt with her. Their intimacy is founded on something more solid than that. It's a genuine friendship or I have never seen one.
gpt
Do you mean to say you don't know he is in love with her?
human
But he won't make love to her, Lucas answered quietly.
gpt
He is drawn by a good woman for the first time in his life, and no harm will come of it. She is one of those women who must run a straight course. There are a few such, born saints, 'of whom the world is not worthy.' He checked himself with a sudden sigh.
human
Suppose we get to business, Bertie.
gpt
It's all very fine, said Bertie, preparing to comply.
human
But if Nap ever falls foul of Sir Giles Carfax, he may find that he has bitten off more than he can chew. They say he is on the high road to the D.T.'s. Small wonder that Lady Carfax looks careworn!