human
Belle, you look tired and anxious--are my injuries serious?
gpt
Yes, George, you are badly injured.
human
Is there any possibility of my recovery?
gpt
We hope for the best, for oh! we could not spare you.
human
By the anxiety on your faces, I feel my condition is very serious, he said feebly.
gpt
Oh, Belle, I wish you were my wife.
human
Would you be happier were I your wife?
gpt
Happier! If I am to die I should be resigned to go and wait with outstretched arms for you to join me.
human
George, would you be entirely happy were I your wife?
gpt
Yes, I could even die happy, for I fear I am to live but a short time. Your faces tell me I am fatally injured. But it would be too much happiness to expect, to gaze upon you as my own wife.
human
George, I will be your wife, though myself is all I have to give.
gpt
God bless you!
human
Dear Belle, you are a precious girl--but what will your parents say?
gpt
Mamma will not object, and for the present Papa must not know of it. It is all I can do for George.