human
Mother sent me upstairs to ask if you would prefer to have your breakfast in bed. She thought you were not up.
gpt
Oh, yes, I have been waiting. Lorna, don't look at me like that! I cried desperately.
human
I'm miserable too, and you ought not to turn against me--you are my friend.
gpt
Wallace is my brother, said Lorna simply. Her lip quivered.
human
I sat up with him until four o'clock this morning. He has always been such a happy, cheerful boy. I did not know he could be so miserable. If you could have seen and heard him talk, you would have felt broken-hearted for him--even you!
gpt
Even you! I repeated reproachfully.
human
Am I a monster, Lorna, that you talk to me like that? Can't you understand that I feel a hundred times worse than you can possibly do? I never, never thought that when I was in trouble you would be the first person to turn against me.
gpt
Neither did I. I have been too fond of you, Una. I admired you so much, and was so proud of having you for my friend that I have been unjust to other people for your sake. I often took your part at school when I knew you were in the wrong, simply because I was afraid of making you angry. It was cowardly of me, and this is my reward! Oh, Una, you say you are sorry, but you knew it was coming! You are too clever not to have seen it long ago. If it had been another man I should have spoken out, but a brother is almost like oneself, so one can't interfere. But I hinted--you know I hinted, Una--and I saw by your face that you understood. If you didn't care for him, why didn't you go home when it was first arranged? We all took it as a good sign when you agreed to stay on, and Wallace was so happy about it. Poor boy! He will never be happy again. He says he will go abroad, and father has been looking forward all these years to his help. It will break his heart if he loses Wallace!