human
Halt a moment, said the invalid, in a weak voice and with an apologetic smile.
gpt
I--I can't get along quite as fast as I used to.
human
Poor fellow! said Miles--with difficulty, owing to the lump in his throat--
gpt
Ay, returned the man with a look of quiet resignation that seemed to have become habitual to him,
human
I have been wounded, but not by spear or bullet. It's the climate that has done for me. I used to think that nothing under the sun could quell me, but the Lord has seen fit to bring down my pride in that matter. At the same time, it's only fair to say that He has also raised me up, and given me greater blessings than He has taken away. They told me in Portsmouth that He would, and it has come true.
gpt
At the Institute?
human
Ay--the Soldiers' Institute,
gpt
God bless you! returned the marine, grasping his hand.
human
It was there I was brought to God myself. Cheer up, brother! You'll soon be in hospital, where good food an' physic an' nursing will bring you round, may-hap, an' make you as ship-shape as ever.
gpt
It may be so, if He wills it so, returned the trooper softly;