human
Jack, go and find the man from whom this property was purchased, get all the facts that you can, even if you have to get him drunk; then come to me to-morrow, and by that time we will think something out. By the way, first run over to Rose, tell her you have been called away on business and may not be home until late, so that she will not expect you.
gpt
Don't look for me to-night, sweetheart. I'm going to be engaged until late.
human
Are not you and I engaged, and is not ours a prior engagement?
gpt
O, yes, he said,
human
So is mine,
gpt
And sometimes I think he is not much of a man, either,
human
Don't you dare to slander him, said Rose.
gpt
I know him better than he knows himself, and I will not permit one word to be breathed against him.
human
He ought to be most proud of so lovely a champion. He must be the most blessed man of all the earth, said Jack, looking fondly down upon her. Then he added:
gpt
Are you very sure that nothing could ever come between his love and you?
human
Why, Jack, how serious you are, the fair girl said.
gpt
Nothing, nothing, can ever come to break my admiration for him. Death itself can but suspend life for a little while. My Jack and myself will be loving each other when this world shall be worn out and be floating in space, as does a dead swan upon a lake.
human
Amen,