human
I shall gamble or do something desperate, he said with a frown.
gpt
Unless you can bring off a coup that will produce twenty thousand pounds of ready money we are going to get into all kinds of trouble, Jean.
human
Do you think I don't know that? she asked contemptuously.
gpt
It is because of this urgent need of money that I have taken a step which I hate.
human
We are getting deeper and deeper into Mordon's hands, he said, shaking his head.
gpt
That is what scares me at times.
human
You needn't worry about Mordon, she smiled. Her smile was a little hard.
gpt
Mordon and I are going to be married.
human
What! he squeaked.
gpt
Marry a chauffeur? A fellow I picked out of the gutter? You're mad! The fellow is a rascal who has earned the guillotine time and time again.
human
Who hasn't?
gpt
It is incredible! It's madness! he said.
human
I had no idea----
gpt
It was after the 'accident' that didn't happen that he began to get a little tiresome, she said.
human
You say we are getting deeper and deeper into his hands? Well, he hinted as much, and I did not like it. When he began to get a little loving I accepted that way out as an easy alternative to a very unpleasant exposure. Whether he would have betrayed us I don't know; probably he would.
gpt
When is this interesting event to take place?
human
My marriage? In two months, I think. When is Easter? That class of person always wants to be married at Easter. I asked him to keep our secret and not to mention it to you, and I should not have spoken now if you had not referred to the obligation we were under.
gpt
In two months? Mr. Briggerland nodded.
human
Let me know when you want this to end, Jean,
gpt
It will end almost immediately. Please do not trouble, said Jean,
human
You're beyond me,