human
It's I,
gpt
Cartie! You did make me jump! Honor smiled at him; she was so cozily at peace for the moment that she had an increased tenderness for their frail friend.
human
It was so still in the hotel it might be the 'night before Christmas,'--'not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.' You'd better go to bed, she added, maternally.
gpt
You look pale and tired.
human
I'm not tired,
gpt
Well--_I'm_ sleepy, she said, moving to pass him.
human
Good----
gpt
Honor, Honor, _Honor_!
human
Why,--Cartie! You--please--
gpt
Honor, I can't help it. I've got to speak. I've got to know. Don't you--couldn't you--care at all for me, Honor?
human
Carter! Not--not the way you mean! Of course I'm fond of you, but----
gpt
I don't want that! He shook her, roughly, and his voice was harsh.
human
I want you to care the way I care. And I'm going to make you!
gpt
Carter, she was not angry with him, only unhappy,
human
No, he said, hotly,