human
Dining with Sir John Barclay, I suppose, in some grill-room,
gpt
Yes. He seems, she added,
human
Oh, the devil! Old gentleman indeed! he went on, without apologising.
gpt
I saw him to-day as they came out of the theatre. I knew where they were going, you see, and managed to get round there just as the play was out. He's a fine-looking man, and a gentleman, and I'd like to wring his neck.
human
Surely, she said, not insincerely, for her husband's impressions were, she knew, not always very accurate,
gpt
No, no, Mrs. Walbridge, that won't do, that won't do at all, he said, in a way that made her laugh.
human
You know as well as I do that Grisel's a minx. She's trying to make up her mind to marry Sir John Barclay because he's rich and she doesn't want to see me because---- he broke off suddenly and his voice changed to one of great softness,
gpt
I don't think that's fair, she said,
human
Oh, my hat! Anything's fair to a man who's fighting for his life--and that's me. Oh, yes. I know it sounds absurd and anyone but you would laugh at me. But I _am_ fighting for my life, and what's more, he said with finality, rising as if to emphasise his speech,
gpt
I'm going to win. I'm going to get her. She's a spoilt, selfish, mercenary little minx, but I love her and I'm going to change her into an angel.