human
Ah, Miss Rothwell, he said, looking up at her,
gpt
I wanted to have had the right to care for her and mourn her, but it was not to be!
human
No, said Kate.
gpt
I'm sorry, she added, after a moment. It was just at the time when she herself was about to defy all the barren traditions of the Rothwells to marry Sidney Harding with his brilliant prospects of wealth. Harding's half-brother, who had made the great business, was pleased with the match, and promised Sidney a partnership in a couple of years. Everything was bright for Kate, and she could afford a regretful thought to poor Hayes.
human
I'm sorry,
gpt
Ah! I knew you wished me well--God bless you! said the little man,
human
Pray keep your thanks for some one who deserves them, Mr. Hayes. I don't.
gpt
You could not do anything, but I know you were good to _her_. She told me, that afternoon----
human
Nonsense! Kate answered, sharply.
gpt
How could she? there was nothing to tell.