human
Am I to understand, Pat, he asked slowly,
gpt
You must take it, Charlie. You _shall_ take it, she cried fiercely.
human
Please do.
gpt
We-ell, he replied,
human
My dear boy! exclaimed Patty softly.
gpt
My dear boy! Think what it is saving you from! You won't have to go to j---- Oh, I can't say it. But you won't have to, now, will you, Charlie? Say you won't.
human
No, said he, sighing heavily again,
gpt
I guess I won't. But, as far as I am concerned, that is of very little consequence. It is you that I am thinking of. Mother and Sally wouldn't care, except as it would reflect on them, whether I was in jail or not. Of course, he added, with an apparent wish to be fair,
human
I may be doing them an injustice, but I don't think so. But it is different with you. Aside from the disgrace which I should be bringing down on your head, I think you would feel it, for my sake.
gpt
Feel it! she murmured.
human
Feel it! Oh, Charlie, dear! I believe I should die. I know it would kill me.
gpt
You shall have eight hundred dollars to-morrow morning. I'll get it as soon as the bank is open. And you come here after it. Come early, Charlie. I want you all to myself for a little while.
human
Thank you, Pat. I am very grateful.
gpt
Charlie,
human
Yes, Pat?
gpt
K-kiss me, Charlie. Her voice was so low that he scarcely heard her.
human
Kiss me, won't you, dear?