human
Do not speak like that! she said.
gpt
No one is lonely who believes in God.
human
God! he exclaimed bitterly.
gpt
God has forgotten me, and the devil will not have me! He looked at her at last, and saw her face.
human
Do not be shocked, he said, with a sorrowful smile.
gpt
If I were as bad as I seem to you just now, I should have cut my throat twenty years ago.
human
Hush! Hush!
gpt
I am not eloquent, he said, looking into her eyes.
human
You may not understand. But I have suffered a great deal.
gpt
Yes. I know that. I am very sorry for you.
human
I think you are, he answered.
gpt
That is why I want to be honest and tell you the truth about myself. For that reason, and because I cannot bear it any longer. I cannot, I cannot!
human
If it will help you to tell me, then tell me, said Francesca, kindly.
gpt
But I do not ask you to. I do not see why we should not be the best of friends without my knowing this thing which weighs on your mind.
human
You will understand when I have told you, answered Lord Redin.
gpt
Then you can judge whether you will have me for a friend or not. It will seem very bad to you. Perhaps it is. I never thought so. But you are a Roman Catholic, and that makes a difference.
human
Not in a question of right and wrong.
gpt
It makes the question what it is. You shall hear.