human
What! John saved me! Was it he who followed me?
gpt
Yes, Dear. He risked his life for your sake, and carried you here unaided.
human
A good man, came the low murmur.
gpt
I was not worthy of him.
human
Mother, you are to try and sleep now. The doctor's orders must be obeyed. Otherwise you will be very, very ill.
gpt
I am sick unto death already, dear one. But I shall do as you bid--to please you--and John. One word! Tell him--tell him--that I am poorer than when I left him. Rupert is here. He gloated over my downfall. He knows everything, and would hear of no terms. No, it is not Raymond's doing. I asked that. He met some man, who knew us in the old days, and who had read the account of the wreck. I am a pauper of sorts, Yvonne. Please ask your father not to turn me out.
human
Mother! wailed the girl in a voice strangled with grief.
gpt
You must not talk like that! You'll break my heart!
human
Ah, _tout passe_, Yvonne, even broken hearts! You will be far happier in your cottage than ever I was in a mansion. Yes, I'll sleep--if only to please you--and John. Tell him I said that, will you?