human
Nowhere! said Mrs. Hilyard; then, with a gleam out of her eyes which took the place of a smile,
gpt
Do not be sorry for me; I want no friends--nobody could share my burden with me. I am going back--home--to Alice. Tell Mr. Vincent; I think something must happen to-night, she added, with a slight shiver;
human
she went on, drawing closer, and taking the widow's hand,
gpt
I did, said Mrs. Vincent, drawing a painful breath at the recollection, and drawn unwittingly by the sight of the terrible anxiety before her into a reciprocation of confidence--
human
said the mother, with a sudden return of all her anxiety.
gpt
I cannot do you any good, and Susan may want me: good-night--good-night.
human
It was not God who gave her back to you, said Mrs. Hilyard, grasping the widow's hand closer--
gpt
Mother! where have you been? he asked, with irritation, when he perceived her. His impatience and anxiety, and the great effort he had made to subdue both, betrayed him into a momentary outburst of annoyance and vexation.
human
Where have you been? he repeated, throwing down his pen.
gpt
Surely not to this meeting, to compromise me, as if I had not trouble enough already!