human
I think he has done with his guns and his pistols now,
gpt
I am not quite sure about Peter yet, said Clayton to Mr. Jones.
human
But if we could look into his very soul I am afraid he could not do much for us.
gpt
I never believed in Peter as a witness,
human
I should like to know exactly what he did see;--whether it was a limb or a bit of his coat. But I think that young lady crept out and saw him cleaning his pistol. And I think that the old lady had a glimpse of the mask. I think that they can be made to say so.
gpt
I saw the mask myself, and the muzzle of the rifle;--and I saw the man running as plainly as I see you.
human
That will all be wanted, Mr. Jones. But I trust that we may have to summon you to Dublin. As things are at present, if Lax had been seen in broad daylight firing at the poor boy by a dozen farmers it would do no good in County Galway. There is Miss Edith out there. She is awfully anxious about this wretch who destroyed her brother. I will go and tell her.
gpt
There is not one in a dozen who would have taken Edith, said he to himself,--
human
But yet he did not approve of the marriage.
gpt
They were poverty stricken, he said, and Clayton went about from day to day with his life in his hand.
human
A brave man, he said to himself;
gpt
He had not been called upon for his consent, for Edith had never yielded. She, too, had said that it was impossible.
human
If Ada would have suited, it might have been possible, but not between Yorke and me.