human
I wish I could be as calm as you are, Bessy,
gpt
I am calm, Richard, she answered,
human
Stay a moment, I said, holding her hand.
gpt
I have got something in trust for you here. These papers were found upon your table at Beavors by Nat Turner, and he gave them to me. Believe me, dear Bessy, when I tell you, that although I knew they contained a clue to all the painful mystery, which, within the last week or so, has made our intercourse one of doubt and anxiety instead of joy and hope, I have not read one word.
human
Oh, you might have read them, she said;
gpt
Husband, I added, hope springing up anew.
human
I must have one kiss before we part, after such scenes. If to-morrow I find I am wrong in taking it, I will give it back again.
gpt
Oh, Richard, if such are your bargains, I know already how you will decide.