human
No more. I wanted to hear you sing that song only.
gpt
I am so very hot,
human
Come into the hall.
gpt
You felt that music?
human
As I never felt music before,
gpt
Do you know why I asked you to sing it?
human
How should I know?
gpt
To see how far you could go with it.
human
How far did I go?
gpt
As far as I expected.
human
It was satisfactory?
gpt
Perfectly.
human
But why--experiment--on me?
gpt
That I might see if you were not, after all, as much a barbarian as I.
human
Am I?
gpt
No. That was myself singing as well as you. You did not enjoy it altogether, did you?
human
In a way, yes. But--shall I be honest? I felt, too, as if, somehow, it wasn't quite right; so much--what shall I call it?
gpt
So much of old Adam and the Garden? Sit down here for a moment, will you?
human
I want to speak plainly and honestly to you, he said, looking earnestly at her.
gpt
You know my history--about my wife who died in Labrador, and all the rest?
human
Yes, they have told me.
gpt
Well, I have nothing to hide, I think; nothing more that you ought to know: though I've been a scamp one way and another.
human
Yes: for when a man asks a woman to be his wife, he should be prepared to open the cupboard of skeletons.
gpt
I am going to ask you to be my wife, Delia.
human
I don't know that you will be wise to accept me, but if you will take the risk--
gpt
Oh, Gaston, Gaston!
human
I hope, with all my heart, that you will never repent of it, Delia.
gpt
You can make me not repent of it. It rests with you, Gaston; indeed, indeed, all with you.
human
Poor girl! he said, unconsciously, as he entered his room. He could not have told why he said it.
gpt
Why will you always sit up for me, Brillon?
human
I have nothing else to do, sir, he replied.
gpt
Brillon, Gaston added presently,
human
What shall we do, monsieur?
gpt
Did we ever turn tail?
human
Yes, from a prairie fire.
gpt
Not always. I've ridden through.
human
Alors, it's one chance in ten thousand!
gpt
There's a woman to be thought of--Jacques.
human
There was that other time.
gpt
Well, then?
human
Who is she, monsieur?