human
The older I get, I said,
gpt
That wasn't why I left him,
human
You didn't leave him because you thought he was unfaithful to you.
gpt
I _know_ he was. I had proofs.
human
Supplied by Grayle? I hazarded. She looked at me steadily without answering.
gpt
Well, when you've time, I should re-examine those proofs in the light of your general knowledge of your husband. If you're interested in my opinion of you --her eyes lit up eagerly--
human
--expectancy gave way to affected anger--
gpt
Well, I don't hate you, but you were a little fool to marry such a man; your instinct, your knowledge of life, your knowledge of him ought to have made it impossible. Having married him and considering his affliction, I blame you for not effacing yourself, obliterating your own individuality to stay with him. After that---- I dropped her hand and strolled to the window.
human
You were young, entitled to make your own life; it's not easy to justify, but it seems to follow almost naturally from the premisses. It happens to have turned out a failure, but no one can hate you for an error of judgement, particularly when you've shewn that your instinct about men is unreliable; you shewed it with O'Rane, I believe you shewed it before ... and fortunately pulled up before it was too late. I feel this so strongly that I told O'Rane it would be a tragedy, if you ever tried to come back to him; there'd be a second catastrophe worse than the first.... I'm afraid he's too much in love with you to use his imagination.
gpt
I can't stay here, she exclaimed irrelevantly.
human
I've no right to turn David out.
gpt
You needn't worry about _that_. He's given you the right, and you're turning him out for less than a week. For the matter of that----
human
I suppose in spite of all the fine words this is all a trick to try and _force_ me back here?
gpt
I've not the least doubt that O'Rane hopes you'll return to him, I told her frankly;