human
My dear, I said,
gpt
I can't answer questions, Winifred said;
human
Costly playthings! I murmured.
gpt
And since they are so old, how did they come to be so bright?
human
Somebody polishes them with stuff to make them bright, but you mustn't ask who.
gpt
But, my dear child, I ought to tell you that I know who has given you these things,
human
Ah, I must have betrayed his secret, then! she cried.
gpt
He trusted me and I was false!
human
You have not done so intentionally. I was in the wood one day when you were given a bracelet--
gpt
Oh, that was the day you fell down! I thought you hadn't seen the bracelet, because you never spoke of it,
human
You need not be afraid. Since you trust me so far as to show me these beautiful things, you may also believe that I shall keep the rest of the secret.
gpt
That is different, observed Winifred.
human
He told me never to tell where I got these things; and now Granny Meehan found out, and you found out too.
gpt
My dear, said I,
human
My thought is this. How does the person who gives you all these treasures procure them?
gpt
You promised not to ask questions!
human
Nor am I asking any which I expect you to answer, I said quietly.
gpt
But are you sure that these ornaments are honestly come by?
human
For shame! she cried--
gpt
You must remember that I do not know Niall,
human
Do you think evil of people without even knowing them? Winifred cried impetuously.
gpt
If that's the way they do in America, I don't want to go there, and I won't go there.
human
It is the way of the world, as you will find when you are older,