human
I'm glad you came, dear. It's all right. You mustn't worry. This is war, you know.
gpt
But we're going to save you, my darling. The President's going to pardon you. I feel it--I know it. That's why he sent for you. God has heard my prayer.
human
I'm afraid you don't understand these things, dear, Ned replied tenderly.
gpt
The President can't pardon me--no one understands that better than I do----
human
But he will, darling! He will----
gpt
Just a moment, Mother, I wish to speak to Miss Betty.
human
One long look at the girl of my dreams and I'll wait for you on the other side! This is not the way I told you I would return, is it? But it's war. We must take it as it comes--good-bye--dearest----
gpt
O Ned, Boy, the President will pardon you if you'll be reasonable. You must, for her sake, if not because I ask it.
human
It's sweet of you to try this, dearest, but of course, it's useless. The President must be just.
gpt
Young man, he began gently,
human
I thank you, Mr. President, was the firm reply,
gpt
Ned--Ned!
human
I must, Mother, dear, he firmly went on.
gpt
Life is sweet when it's worth living. But man can not live by bread alone. They have only the power to kill my body. You ask me to murder my soul.
human
I believe, sir, that I am right and you are wrong. This is war. We must fight it out. I'm a soldier and a soldier's business is to die.
gpt
You're a brave man, Ned Vaughan, the kind of man that saves this world from hell--the kind that makes this Nation great and worth saving whole! I wish I could keep you here--but I can't. You know that--good-bye----
human
Good-bye, sir,