human
You must stay to-night, she said;
gpt
But your Uncle--will he care to have me here?
human
What a question! Of course he will.
gpt
Are you sure? He was in town the other day to see me. Did he tell you?
human
No. But then, Uncle Harold seldom tells what he has been doing.
gpt
He was in one of his grim moods; cordial enough outwardly; but, inside, I felt a curious sort of malevolence. That's an ugly word--but it seemed just that.
human
Uncle Harold malevolent! That isn't very nice of you to say.
gpt
He asked me if I thought our marriage should take place.
human
And you said----?
gpt
Nothing.
human
David!
gpt
I am unworthy of you, Una--I feel it. There are men, you know, who have in their past things that make them unworthy the woman they love. I confess, there are dark shadows, haunting things in my past. I can't explain them, even to myself. I don't altogether know what they are--queer as that sounds! But--some day they might come between us. When I rode over just now, I made up my mind to try to tell you. You ought to know----
human
David, she interrupted,
gpt
I don't want to know. I love you as you are to-day. If you were different in the past, before I knew you, I don't care to hear about it.