human
Come and help me, Dale, he said;
gpt
Perhaps--I can help, said the captain faintly.
human
The scoundrel shot me.
gpt
Don't try to talk, said Mr Frewen, quickly.
human
Wait till I have bandaged the wound.
gpt
Is it very bad, doctor? he whispered now after Mr Frewen had been busy about his breast, and shoulder for a few minutes.
human
You can tell me, I can bear it.
gpt
Bad enough, but not so bad as it might have been if it had gone an inch lower. But keep quiet, talking will only distress you, and tend to make you feverish. There, he said at last,
human
He came in--
gpt
Hush! don't tell me; I know--as he did to us with inviting propositions. We heard your angry words, and the coward shot at you. But that shriek, surely it was Miss Denning's?
human
Yes, whispered the captain.
gpt
The bullet crashed through there afterwards and struck Mr Denning. Not hurt, but his sister shrieked on hearing the shot and seeing him fall.
human
Then they are in there?
gpt
And can hear our words?
human
Then let them hear that we are trying hard to put an end to this miserable state of affairs. Mr Denning should be ready to help us if called upon.