human
You must be a married man; you are so good a nurse, knowing exactly what is best for one; are you?
gpt
No; I was,
human
Forgive me; I should not have asked you so abruptly.
gpt
I don't mind you, you don't seem a stranger; and my poor wife was an invalid, so that her death, thirteen months ago, was not unexpected.
human
No; under those circumstances, you would be more or less prepared.
gpt
Tell me, did you deem me impertinent to turn my eyes to your face when we have so frequently met, before our introduction?
human
No; else I should have to share in your blame; for I should not have seen you had I not been guilty of like fault,
gpt
Believe me, I couldna help mysel', lassie, no more than I now can help myself coming to your house, and feeling so at home with you, as though I had known you for years, instead of for days. Do you feel a little as I do,
human
I do; you will never be a stranger to me,
gpt
Thank you; do you know that evening coming from the Grand, after 'Erminie;' I was in the seventh heaven after having been so near you.
human
she said, smiling;
gpt
Yes; but I dreamed that your pretty lace fan would waft them away, being a woman (though, by your eyes, I feel sure a warm-hearted one); still, you cannot know how my heart leaped when I saw that you had forgotten your fan; my first impulse led me to follow you with it, but Scotch second-sight suggested the means I adopted, to tell you my name. How did you like it?
human
Very much, indeed, she said, smiling, as looking into his face half shyly, remembering how she had pressed his card to her lips;
gpt
I love both your names, for reasons I may tell you another time. Are you Highland Scotch?
human
Yes; and from fair Dunkeld.