human
No, said he.
gpt
No.
human
But he meant to be?
gpt
How did you find out that?
human
Why, Guardian, I explained, not without reddening a little at hazarding what was in my thoughts,
gpt
You are right, little woman, he answered.
human
He was all but married, once. Long ago. And once.
gpt
Did the lady die?
human
No--but she died to him. That time has had its influence on all his later life. Would you suppose him to have a head and a heart full of romance yet?
gpt
I think, Guardian, I might have supposed so. But it is easy to say that, when you have told me so.
human
He has never since been what he might have been, said Mr. Jarndyce,