human
The doctor says it's a boy, he told me hoarsely.
gpt
Is there any water in the room? I've had nothing to eat or drink since first I went up there; and then I must get some air into my lungs.
human
How's Sonia?
gpt
They can't say yet. She's doped. They've given her as much as they dare, as much as her heart will stand.... My God! I'm glad I'm not a woman! I can understand their having _one_ child, because they don't know what's in store for them, but their courage in having a second ...!
human
I wouldn't try to talk overmuch,
gpt
It's a bit of a relief to me, he answered with a smile.
human
All this time---- He lifted his right hand above his head and began stiffly to open and shut the fingers.
gpt
I was gripping her wrist, he explained;
human
I only let go twice, and the first time it was bruised purple, as if she'd shut it in a door.... And nobody _said_ anything.... Sonia kept getting spasms of pain which made her moan or cry out, and her nerve gave way from time to time ... and then I--I tried to hypnotise her, I found that by repeating 'Sonia, Sonia, Sonia' very distinctly and very low, I could capture her mind.... God! how it got on my nerves!