human
You are in error, he said at last,
gpt
Ah! said the other mildly,
human
May I, on my side, put to you a question to which I should be glad of an honest answer? said Vanderlyn abruptly.
gpt
Are you now engaged in making a wide-spread enquiry among those who had the honour of this lady's acquaintance?
human
No, Monsieur, --the Prefect's manner showed an eager desire to be quite frank,--
gpt
I am confining my personal enquiries to only two persons; that is, to a certain Madame de Léra, to whom you will remember Mrs. Pargeter was about to pay a visit at the moment she disappeared, and to yourself.