human
You little white-faced fool! I would you had never set foot in this town,
gpt
Ah! madame, I came not of my own free will, I answered her.
human
I and my dear love would willingly go hence, an you gave us the means to do so!
gpt
she replied.
human
Two more English prisoners! I exclaimed.
gpt
Who are they, madame?
human
I know not, and I care not, she said.
gpt
I meddle not with things that do not concern me. I come here now but to hear how you came to be on the streets at midnight. Had I been in the Governor's place then, I would have shut the door in your face.
human
Are you deceiving me? You did not leave here till _after_ the duel had taken place?
gpt
Madame, I said,
human
I have never yet told a lie, and I would not now were it to save my life.
gpt
Stir not from this room, then, until Don Pedro is well enough to leave the house, she said.
human
If I could prevent it he should never look upon your face again. She paused an instant, then added:
gpt
I _will_ prevent it!
human
Amen to that!
gpt
Amen to that, madame!--for truly I hate him with all my heart!
human
You think that you hate him desperately? she exclaimed.
gpt
Silly child, it is not in thy power to hate that man as I do, as I have done for years!