human
Mother! he said, thickly, and caught her in his arms. She felt his heart pounding heavily in his side, but she smiled.
gpt
Yes, she said,
human
she insisted, laying her soft mother-hand over his protesting lips;
gpt
I used to wonder sometimes, David, why God trusted you to me, instead of to a--a better woman-- again she checked his outburst that God had never made a better woman!
human
Hush, dear, hush. But I didn't mean that love might mean sorrow. There are worse things in the world than sorrow,
gpt
Yes, there are worse things, he said quietly;
human
Oh, my dear, my dear! Life can hurt so much more than death! So _much_ more.
gpt
Heaven knows how long it will be before we can be married! How soon do you think I can count on getting patients enough to get married?
human
My dear boy, when you leave the medical school I mean to give you an allowance which,--
gpt
No, Maternal he interrupted her;
human
I am going to stand on my own legs!