human
He's _your_ pris'ner.
gpt
Prisoner, suppose you were to find that your father was alive?
human
Suppose you were to find that your father was alive, and had searched everywhere for _you_, and that he thought of nothing but you, and was all the time hoping for your return--that he had grown old before his time, all because of his longing and sorrow for you? The thief dropped his eyes, then his face twitched; at last he burst out crying.
gpt
Your father _is_ alive; he isn't far from this cabin; he's very sick; I've just left him. Nothing but the sight of you will do him any good; but I think so much of him that I'd rather kill you this instant than let him know what business you've been in.
human
Them's my sentiments, too,
gpt
Let me see him! exclaimed the prisoner, clasping and raising his manacled hands, while his face filled with an earnestness which was literally terrible--
human
I'm a law-abiding citizen, sheriff.
gpt
He's _your_ pris'ner.
human
Then suppose I let him go, on his promise to stick to his father for the rest of his life!
gpt
He's your pris'ner,
human
Suppose, then, I were to insist upon your taking him into custody.
gpt
Why, then, said the sheriff, speaking like a man in the depths of meditation,
human
I would let him go myself, and--and I'd have to shoot _you_ to save my reputation as a faithful officer.
gpt
Hurry, you brutes!
human
Let him loose.