human
Have I checkmated you? thought Margaret.
gpt
You dread the delay of four weeks? Yes, you do, I see it in your wicked face, and I say to myself, 'Well done, Margaret!'
human
I have no motive beyond your own welfare, responded the lover,
gpt
Is that a threat? Shall I turn round and tell Mrs. Chetwode that Colonel Brand has threatened me because I cannot promise to accept him without deliberation?
human
You have misunderstood me, then I shall say to your housekeeper. I shall explain that your weak health reminded me of the danger of protracted anxiety, and that then I urged you, for your own welfare, to place the day of your answer a little nearer.
gpt
In spite of the danger to my welfare, said Margaret, with unmistakable emphasis,
human
I must insist on taking a month to consider your proposal. I shall take as much care as possible of my health meanwhile, so that you may have no reason to complain of my imprudence.
gpt
You are determined, then?