human
Ah! no, Wilfrid! You surely will not desert me now--just at the moment when I most need your protection.
gpt
But in what way can this pretence of our marriage assist you?
human
It does--it will, she assured me.
gpt
You do not know the truth, or my motive would be quite plain to you. I have trusted you, and I still trust in you that you will not desert or betray me.
human
Betray you? Why, Tibbie, what are you saying?