human
I love the voice of the storm, he murmured presently.
gpt
It is Nature at its grandest--Nature's God commanding, threatening.
human
If I should trust you with my secret, he began again, with that same strange, wild manner which led me to believe that his mind was more or less unhinged,
gpt
I can not swear, I said firmly;
human
Oh, you have a conscience! cried this singular being, with his evil sneer.
gpt
Well, so much the better for our bargain, especially if it is a working conscience.
human
And you have a conscience too, I declared, almost sternly;
gpt
I suppose I have it about me somewhere, and there will be enough of it any way to make me keep an oath. He said this meaningly; adding:
human
So, before I begin my tale, weigh all the chances. If you are a traitor, go away now: leave Wicklow, leave Ireland, and no harm is done. But stay, work out your treachery, and you shall die by my hand!
gpt
You need fear no treachery on my part--I promise that.
human
Then swear, he cried,--
gpt
I will not swear, I said;
human
Come out with me, he roared in that voice of his, so terrible when once roused to anger,