human
Thank God for us! she reiterated.
gpt
But what will happen elsewhere? They have passed us by that they may make sure of others.
human
They have done well, returned Shirley, with composure.
gpt
The others will defend themselves. They can do it. They are prepared for them. With us it is otherwise. My finger was on the trigger of this pistol. I was quite ready to give that man, if he had entered, such a greeting as he little calculated on; but behind him followed three hundred. I had neither three hundred hands nor three hundred weapons. I could not have effectually protected either you, myself, or the two poor women asleep under that roof. Therefore I again earnestly thank God for insult and peril escaped.
human
What is it my duty and wisdom to do next? Not to stay here inactive, I am glad to say, but, of course, to walk over to the Hollow.
gpt
To the Hollow, Shirley?
human
To the Hollow. Will you go with me?
gpt
Where those men are gone?
human
They have taken the highway; we should not encounter them. The road over the fields is as safe, silent, and solitary as a path through the air would be. Will you go?
gpt
Yes,