human
Tell her I understand; ask her to forgive me. In Blair's past there was nothing real to which he could return; for him the reality of life had begun with Love; and notwithstanding the bite of shame, the battle with his sense of chivalry, that revolted (now and then) at the thought of holding an unwilling woman as his wife, and the constant dull ache of jealousy, he had madly happy moments that first year of his marriage. Elizabeth was his! That was enough for him. His circumstances, which would have caused most men a good deal of anxiety, were, thanks to his irresponsibility, very little in his thought. There was still a balance at his bank which made it possible, without encroaching on Elizabeth's capital--which he swore he would not do--to live at the old River House
gpt
He was, however, troubled because he could not propitiate Elizabeth with expensive gifts; and almost immediately after that interview with his mother, he began to think about an occupation, merely that he might have more money to spend on his wife.
human
If I could only buy her some jewels! he used to say to himself, with a worried look.
gpt
I want to get you everything you want, my darling,
human
You don't care what I do! Still she did not speak.
gpt
You--you are thinking of him still,