human
By the way, he remarked, as soon as he had concluded,
gpt
No one has called here of that name,
human
I am very anxious to receive some intelligence of him, remarked Harry,
gpt
He was the friend I mentioned, having made my escape with.
human
He may have taken a different road to the one you pursued,
gpt
If I were satisfied in my mind that he did escape safely, my fears would be allayed, he answered,
human
he continued,
gpt
Did you hear no cry after the Yankees had fired,
human
No, and that is the reason I feel anxious to learn his fate. Had he uttered any cry, I should be certain that he was wounded, but the silence on his part may have been caused from instant death.
gpt
You would have, heard him fall at any rate; had he been struck by the Yankee bullets,
human
That is very doubtful, he replied.
gpt
I was running at such a rapid rate, and the uproar made by the Yankees was sufficient to drown the sound that a fall is likely to create.
human
I really trust your friend is safe, said Dr. Humphries.
gpt
Perhaps, after all, he did not make any attempt to escape, but surrendered himself to the Yankees.
human
There is not the slightest chance of his having done such a thing, Harry answered.
gpt
He was determined to escape, and had told me that he would rather be shot than be re-captured, after once leaving the prison. I shall never cease to regret the misfortune should he have fallen in our attempt to escape. His kindness to me at Fort Donelson had caused a warm friendship to spring up between us. Besides which, he has a wife and two small children in New Orleans, who were the sole cause of his attempting to escape. He informed me that they were not in very good circumstances, and should Alfred Wentworth have been killed at Camp Douglas, God help his poor widow and orphans!
human
Did you say his name was Alfred Wentworth,
gpt
Yes, and do you know anything about him?
human
No, she replied,
gpt
I know nothing of the gentleman, but father bought a slave on yesterday, who stated that she has belonged to a gentleman of New Orleans, of the name you mentioned just now.
human
By what means did you purchase her?