human
I have no right, he replied,
gpt
What I have! What have I?
human
One of the best houses in London. An excellent social position. A husband said to be the ablest man in the City. An income which gives you all that a woman can ask for. The confidence and esteem of your husband--and a child. Do these things mean nothing?
gpt
My husband--Oh, my husband! He is insufferable sometimes, when I remember, Lawrence.
human
He is a man who gives his trust after a great deal of doubt and hesitation. Then he gives it wholly. To take it back would be a greater blow, a far greater blow, than it would ever be to a younger man--to such a man as myself.
gpt
Gabriel Cassilis only suffers when he loses money.
human
That is not the case. You cannot afford to make another great mistake. Success isn't on the cards after two such blunders, Mrs. Cassilis.
gpt
What do I want with success? Let me have happiness.
human
Take it; it is at your feet, said Lawrence.
gpt
It is in this house. It is the commonest secret. Every simple country woman knows it.
human
No one will ever understand me, she sighed.
gpt
No one.
human
It is simply to give up for ever thinking about yourself. Go and look after your baby, and find happiness there.