human
I might have bought a landed estate to be inherited by--nobody; or a house in Belgravia, and an opera-box, to be shared by--nobody. We all have our pet luxuries; none of these were exactly mine.
gpt
No, assented Hilary, somewhat abstractedly. She was thinking--if she could make a fortune, and--and give it away!--if, by any means, any honorable, upright heart could be made to understand that it did not signify, in reality, which side the money came from; that it sometimes showed deeper, the very deepest attachment, when a proud, poor man had self-respect and courage enough to say to a woman,
human
I love you, and I will marry you; I am not such a coward as to be afraid of your gold.
gpt
You see, my dear, said Miss Balquidder,
human
--here a slight pause indicated that this life, like all women's lives, had had its tale, now long, long told--
gpt
I suppose I was not meant to be a wife; but I am quite certain I was meant to be a mother. And --with her peculiar, bright, humorous look--