human
Louise, what does this mean?
gpt
It means, said the lady, with most perfect composure,
human
Please don't be so icy, Louise, begged the major.
gpt
He attempted to rob and kill me, the young rascal; besides, I had not the faintest idea of who he was.
human
Perhaps, said the lady, still very calm,
gpt
Louise, said the major, with a humility which would have astonished his acquaintance,
human
Oh, God! she sobbed,
gpt
Restitution, whispered the major softly--
human
And she?
gpt
My first wife? answered the major.
human
Dead--_really_ dead, Louise, as I hope to be saved. She died several years ago, and I longed to do you justice then, but the memory of our parting was too much for my cowardly soul. If you will take me as I am, Louise, I will, as long as I live, remember the past, and try to atone for it.