human
My child, --he would be grave and fatherly,--
gpt
I think you are making yourself needless trouble. Why should you refuse a good man's love? You have your beauty, and a gift that is really a genius, and though you may not be as strong as some women, that is no reason why you should deny yourself the choicest blessing of a woman's life.
human
But --she gave a little sob--
gpt
I thought you might blame me for being heedless. We have all been such friends. And I don't want anything to mar the perfect pleasantness. I know it is not right because--how can I make you understand! It might wound you if I said it--I think it can never be that kind of love--
human
You, of all other women, should be careful not to make a mistake. It would mean more to you afterward--if matters went a little wrong.
gpt
And he is so gay, so full of life and fun, and always wanting one to keep up to the highest pitch. It would not be the right thing for him.
human
But he is very gentle as well.
gpt
Dr. Underhill, tell me that it isn't the right step for me to take, _ever_,
human
I cannot tell you any such thing. I will not bar you out of any happiness.