human
No, your mother was no coward, she said with conviction.
gpt
But she was a very unhappy woman. And Archie--she was a lady!
human
I think so, too, he said gladly,
gpt
I've always thought so. That's how I dared-- Suddenly, passionately, he drew her up into his arms.
human
Oh, my Joan, do you see why I wanted you here in my own home? It's all the home I've ever had. Anything that's happened to me has happened here. I've lain here at night trying to be a man when I was nothing more than a kid. I've sat here listening, listening--Oh, for years I used to think I heard my mother coming up the stairs to get me, long after I was old enough to know she never would! And sometimes I thought--Do you believe in ghosts?
gpt
Yes! said Joan.
human
Ghosts of people that love us and want to help--
gpt
That's what I mean! And that's why I wanted to stay on in this room, where--she could find me. It's a horrible thing not to belong anywhere, nor to any one, like any little fyst dog in the streets. I've never said this before--
human
I know!
gpt
And now that I do belong to some one, I wanted my room to know it. I wanted--in case there _were_ any ghosts--
human
I know,