human
That's done, he said, with satisfaction.
gpt
You can't imagine what a relief it is to have it off my mind.
human
I'm sorry you should have felt about it like that.
gpt
You would have felt like that yourself, if you were a man owing money to a woman--and especially a woman who was your--enemy.
human
Oh!
gpt
I repeat the word, he laughed, uneasily.
human
Any one is my enemy who comes between me and Evie. You'll forgive me if I seem brutal--
gpt
Yes, I'll forgive you. I'll even accept the word. She was pale and nervous, with the kind of nervousness that kept her smiling and still, but sent the queer, lambent flashes into her eyes.
human
Let us say it. I'm your enemy, and you pay me the money so as to feel free to strike me as hard as you can.
gpt
I don't call that a fair way of putting it, but--
human
I don't see that the way of putting it matters, so long as it's the fact.
gpt
It's the fact twisted in a very ingenious fashion. I should say that--since I'm going to marry Evie--I want--naturally enough--to feel that--that --he stammered and reddened, seeking a word that would not convey an insult--
human
Whatever I owe you other than money is out of my power to pay.