human
How, then, could I believe --she laid a hand upon her bosom--
gpt
Come, she said,
human
I will bargain with you, after all!
gpt
Any bargain you like, Madam.
human
And I will keep my bargain. You know that I will.
gpt
Yes, I know that.
human
Very well, then. I am going back to Washington.
gpt
How do you mean?
human
By land, across the country; the way you came.
gpt
You do not know what you say, Madam. The journey you suggest is incredible, impossible.
human
That matters nothing. I am going. And I am going alone--No, you can not come with me. Do you think I would risk more than I have risked? I go alone. I am England's spy; yes, that is true. I am to report to England; yes, that is true. Therefore, the more I see, the more I shall have to report. Besides, I have something else to do.
gpt
But would Mr. Pakenham listen to your report, after all?
human
I can induce him to listen, she said.
gpt
That is part of my errand. First, before I see Mr. Pakenham I am going to see Miss Elisabeth Churchill. I shall report also to her. Then I shall have done my duty. Is it not so?
human
You could do no more, said I.
gpt
But what bargain--
human
Listen. If she uses me ill and will not believe either you or me--then, being a woman, I shall hate her; and in that case I shall go to Sir Richard for my own revenge. I shall tell him to bring on this war. In that case, Oregon will be lost to you, or at least bought dear by blood and treasure.
gpt
We can attend to that, Madam,