human
And Lord Jesus, isn't He perfect?
gpt
Aye, He is perfect, he answered,
human
Why did He come into the world?
gpt
Don't you know that old story? Has no one told you?
human
Won't you tell me now, father?
gpt
The old story was that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.
human
Sinners, repeated Sibyl,
gpt
Would He have done that for anything else, do you think?
human
I 'spect not,
gpt
Then He loves _you_, she said, after a moment.
human
He came from heaven 'cos of you.
gpt
It seems like it, my little girl, and yet I cannot bring myself to believe that He can love me.
human
Don't speak to me, father, for a minute; go away, and look out of the window, and come back when I call you.
gpt
Father!