human
She hath done some terrible crime, thought the Brahmun,
gpt
O Tara--O Tara, cried Gunga piteously,
human
I dare not look up to thee now; all my shame is rushing back into my heart; my words and my touch are alike pollution to thee! O Tara, I dare not ask forgiveness--I who have wronged thee so foully. Speak, for time passes quickly, and they will be here--wilt thou trust me now? O Mother, Mother! what can I do? what can I say to make her trust me--to make her forgive me?
gpt
Look up, Gunga, said Tara, sitting down, and gently parting the hair on the girl's forehead,
human
O yes, it was he, not I, she cried,--
gpt
I resisted, and he used to beat me. Yes, he beat me cruelly only yesterday, when he left me, and then it came into my heart to save thee! Yes, the Mother told me--I know it now--to come here, and I have found thee. Listen! she continued, rising, and looking hurriedly about her.
human
There is no one near--all are gone. Come! come! we are not seen;--come at once,--do not delay: we can escape during the confusion. Hark! they are fighting below--come! I tell thee the tigers and the bears on the mountain, are better for me and thee than they. Dost thou not hear?
gpt
It is the men firing for the Khan's arrival, said Tara gently;
human
Ah no, cried Gunga,
gpt
she exclaimed, with passionate gesticulation, to the senseless image before them--