human
A very poor best, Nap, she said.
gpt
I know only too well how badly I've failed. It never seemed to matter till lately, and now I would give the eyes out of my head to have a little influence with you.
human
That so?
gpt
Yes, you sit there and smile. It doesn't matter to you who suffers so long as you can grab what you want.
human
How do you know what I want?
gpt
I don't know, said Mrs. Errol.
human
I only surmise.
gpt
And you think that wise? You are not afraid of tripping up in the dark?
human
Nap, tell me that it isn't Anne Carfax, and I'll bless you with my dying breath!
gpt
And if it were?
human
Then God help Lucas--and me too--for it will be his death-blow!
gpt
Lucas?
human
He loves her. He can't do without her. She has been his mainstay all through the winter. He would have died without her.
gpt
He is no better then?
human
Yes, he is better. But he has been real sick. No one knows what he has come through, and there is that other operation still to be faced. I'm scared to think of it. He hasn't the strength of a mouse. It's only the thought of Anne that makes him able to hold on. I can see it in his eyes day after day--the thought of winning out and making her his wife.
gpt
When does Capper come again?
human
Very soon now. In two or three weeks. There was a letter from him to-day, Lucas was quite excited about it, but I fancy it upset dear Anne some. You see--she loves him too.