human
My uncle seized the throne, you know, he said, taking up a handful of sand and tossing it up in the air.
gpt
He defeated my father and killed him, and then we caught his two sons.
human
What happened to them?
gpt
Oh, we killed them, he said carelessly.
human
I had them hanged in front of my tent. You're shocked?
gpt
Do you believe in killing your enemies?
human
Why not? It is the only logical thing to do.
gpt
My brother joined forces with the present Sultan, and if I ever catch him I shall hang him too,
human
And if he catches you?
gpt
Why, he'll hang me, he laughed.
human
That is the rule of the game.
gpt
How strange!
human
Do you think so? I suppose from the European standpoint----
gpt
No, no, she stopped him.
human
I wasn't thinking of that. You are logical and you do the logical thing. That is how I would treat my enemies.
gpt
If you had any,
human
If I had any, she repeated with a hard little smile.
gpt
Will you tell me this--do I call you Mr. Muley or Lord Muley?
human
You may call me Wazeer, if you're so hard up for a title,
gpt
Well, Wazeer, will you tell me: Suppose somebody who had something that you wanted very badly and they wouldn't give it to you, and you had the power to destroy them, what would you do?
human
I should certainly destroy them, said Muley Hafiz.
gpt
It is unnecessary to ask. 'The common rule, the simple plan'
human
I am glad I met you this afternoon, she said.
gpt
It must be wonderful living in that atmosphere, the atmosphere of might and power, where men and women aren't governed by the finicking rules which vitiate the Western world.
human
Then you are tired of your Western civilisation, he said as he rose and helped her to her feet (his hands were long and delicate, and she grew breathless at the touch of them).
gpt
You must come along to my little city in the hills where the law is the sword of Muley Hafiz.
human
I almost wish I could,