human
The lady left hurriedly, it would appear.
gpt
Yes, sir. About five o'clock a gentleman called to see her, and she met him in the hall. She was very pale, I noticed, as though she was surprised at his visit, or rather upset. But they went out together. She returned an hour later, wrote this letter, which she told me to give to you if you called, and then left for Fort William.
human
And did the man call again?
gpt
Yes. She said he would, and she told me to tell him that she had gone to Edinburgh. I told him that, and he seemed very surprised, but went away. He was in evening dress, and it seemed as though they had intended dining together. She seemed, added the man rather sneeringly,
human
But the gentleman, describe him to me.
gpt
Oh! he was a rather short, podgy man, fair, with a baldish head.
human
He gave no card?
gpt
No. He met the young lady here in the hall. My idea was that his presence was very unwelcome, as she seemed in great fear lest he should return before she could get away.
human
Has the man left Glasgow?
gpt
I think so. I saw him on the platform about nine, just before the Edinburgh express left. He's probably gone on there. He seemed quite a gentleman.
human
They appeared to be friendly?
gpt
Perfectly. Only she evidently did not expect to meet him. She asked the name of a hotel at Fort William, and I told her to go to the Station.
human
Then she's there!
gpt
Probably. She arrived there this morning.