human
Do you not care any longer that Clive should be saved?
gpt
Do I not care!
human
You have considered it thoroughly? he said, speaking deliberately again.
gpt
I particularly desire that you should do so. If this act of Clive's is brought home to him, it means dishonour and disgrace; I cannot hide it from you. Your mother is very fond of Clive, she will never hold up her head again. As for Kitty, you know best whether she will care or not. It may not be so bad for you, it is true, because you bear another name.
human
You shall not say that!
gpt
You refuse to separate yourself from them? Well, then, for you too the shame and the disgrace. And poor Clive, so young, so foolish, not wicked, but led away. He writes to you all, I know, as if nothing had happened, but if you could see him as I do, you would long to save him!
human
You must save him.
gpt
At all costs?
human
At all costs.
gpt
And by all means, whether right or wrong?
human
Whether right or wrong.
gpt
I will, he said slowly.
human
For you.