human
Martino! she sobbed.
gpt
Ah, _caro mio_, art so strange--dost not know thy Joanna--dost not know me, Martino?
human
Aye, I know you, Captain Jo, I cried.
gpt
Well I know you to my cost, as hath many another: I know you for 'La Culebra,' for Joanna that is worshipped, obeyed and followed by every pirate rogue along the Main. Oh, truly I know you to my bitter sorrow--
human
Alas! she sobbed.
gpt
And is he yet so direly sick? Then, bowing her head to the pillow beside me,
human
Oh, loved Martino, she sighed,
gpt
What, cried I, shaking her to and fro despite my weakness,
human
Beloved Martino--I confessed our love--alas, was I wrong, Martino--I told her my joyous hope to be the mother of your child ere long--
gpt
Oh, shame! cried I.
human
Oh, accursed liar!