human
You have done me a great kindness, said the chief;
gpt
I have saved your ruler,
human
Our chief! our king! cried all the little people, together.
gpt
Ask what you will and it shall be granted.
human
I would be great as well as rich, thought Dumpy, so he said aloud:
gpt
Make me emperor of all the mines, and let all the miners pay tribute to me.
human
As long as you preserve this crown and scepter from moth or rust, dew or fog, you shall be the true emperor of all the mines in California and Nevada, and all the miners shall pay you yearly tribute, but if you lose either crown or scepter, or moth, rust, midnight dews and damps fall upon them, they will fade away, and you will be emperor in name only, and the miners shall pay you no yearly tribute.
gpt
So let it be,
human
Beware of the dews and damps of the night,
gpt
I will first visit my old comrade, he said,