human
If I could only die and be laid beside my husband in yonder cemetery! she said.
gpt
I fear I shall lose my reason, for this awful sacrifice I am about to make will break my heart. I cannot love another, much less this man who drove my poor sick husband into his grave. Is there no other way to avert the calamity awaiting Papa?
human
No, my child, replied her mother.
gpt
I fear not. You have promised to sacrifice yourself upon the altar of duty, to save your father. You have always been a brave girl, and you must rouse yourself from this despondency. You must be calm, or your health--yes, perhaps your life will pay the penalty.
human
Oh, why did Papa allow himself to be led into this difficulty? God pity us all!