human
There's something troubling him, he likes having me near him, thought the child.
gpt
I wouldn't let him see that he's squeezing me up a bit too tight for all the world.
human
We shall have a minute or two at the station. I can speak to her then, he thought.
gpt
I won't tell her that I am going, but I can say something.
human
Wait for the child, he said to the servant,
gpt
Yes, sir,
human
I have my ticket, he said,
gpt
Three whole precious minutes, repeated Sibyl.
human
What is it, father?
gpt
I am thinking of something,
human
What?
gpt
For these three minutes, one hundred and eighty seconds, you and I are to all intents and purposes alone in the world.
human
Father! why, so we are, she cried.
gpt
Mother's not here, we are all alone. Nothing matters, does it, when we are alone together?
human
Nothing.
gpt
You don't look quite well, dear father.
human
I have been having some suffering lately, and am worried about things, those sort of things that don't come to little girls.
gpt
Of course they don't, father, but when I'm a woman I'll have them. I'll take them instead of you.
human
Now listen, my darling.
gpt
Father, before you speak ... I know you are going to say something very, _very_ solemn; I know you when you're in your solemn moments; I like you best of all then. You seem like Jesus Christ then. Don't you feel like Jesus Christ, father?
human
Never, Sib, never; but the time is going by, the train is signalled. My dearest, what is it?
gpt
Mayn't I go back to town with you? I like the country, I like Gus and Freda and Mabel, but there is no place like your study in the evening, and there's no place like my bedroom at night when you come into it. I'd like to go back with you, wouldn't it be fun! Couldn't you take me?
human
I could, of course,