human
You say that because you are tired.
gpt
I am more than tired, he answered.
human
I'm done. I'm beaten. I'm whipped off the field.
gpt
You think you are not gaining ground?
human
My dear Lady Carfax, he said quietly,
gpt
But you are not fighting,
human
No. He looked at her half-wistfully from under his heavy eyelids.
gpt
Do you think me quite despicable? I've done my best.
human
I've done my best, he said again.
gpt
But it's outlasted my strength. I'm like a man hanging on to the edge of a precipice. I know every instant that my grip is slackening, and I can't help it. I've got to drop.
human
You haven't done your best yet, Anne said, her voice very low.
gpt
You've got to hold on to the very end. It may be help is nearer than you think.
human
But if I don't want help? he said.
gpt
If it would be more merciful to let me go?
human
You know, he said,
gpt
Do you think Nap would let you stop fighting?
human
I suppose--if he were here--I should subsist on his vitality for a little while. But the end would be the same. Even he can't work miracles.
gpt
Don't you believe in miracles?
human
Mr. Errol, she said,
gpt
I am going to remind you of something that I think you have forgotten. It was Dr. Capper who told me. It was when you were recovering consciousness after the operation. You sent me a message. 'Tell Anne,' you said, 'I am going to get well.' She paused a moment, looking at him very steadily.
human
I don't know why exactly you sent that special message to me, but I have carried it in my heart ever since.
gpt
Did I say that? he said.
human
Yes, I had forgotten.