human
You will be better soon, he said encouragingly;
gpt
he went on, half aloud,
human
What happened? Laurence asked at length.
gpt
It was 'it' that attacked me, was it not?
human
Yes, 'it,' replied the
gpt
with a shake of his head.
human
I trust, he went on,
gpt
I should think, replied Laurence,
human
You know that? he cried, evidently referring to Carrington's allusion to Horncastle--
gpt
Not very much, he answered with a smile, as he raised himself to a sitting posture.
human
And you?
gpt
Me! Well, I know everything.
human
What! the young man shouted,
gpt
I do.
human
And you know my father. What else do YOU know?
gpt
I know, responded Meadows slowly,
human
What do you mean?
gpt
I have already told you. I mean that I, the suspected, spied-upon man of mystery (that's so, is it not?), I am the man who alone can throw light upon--can, moreover, effectually solve--the secrets of your father, Major Carrington's life.
human
Then he is 'the' Major Carrington, of Madras?
gpt
He is.
human
But, muttered Laurence, half aloud,
gpt
And I am that one man, responded the
human
Now, exclaimed Laurence angrily,
gpt
And, was the
human
quiet reply,