human
My love? she gasped blankly--
gpt
Yes, your love for him.
human
Ah! Surely you are cruel, Wilfrid, to speak of him--after--after all that has lately happened, she burst forth in a choking voice.
gpt
You cannot know the true facts--you cannot dream the truth, or that man's name would never pass your lips.
human
No, I said gravely.
gpt
I do not know the truth. I am in utter ignorance. I only know that you met Mrs Rumbold at Fort William and travelled back with her to Dumfries.
human
That is quite true, she answered.
gpt
I have no wish to conceal it.
human
But your love for her son--you have concealed that!
gpt
A woman who loves truly does not always proclaim it to the world,
human
Then if you love him why are you in hiding? Why are you masquerading as my wife?