human
Oh, monsieur, forgive me, pardon me! I did but leave the child for ten moments, and----
gpt
And, said St. Georges, his face growing almost darker than before,
human
Alas! alas! she moaned,
gpt
and again the coarse, hard-working hands were clasped and lifted up before his face,
human
Be brief, the _chevau-léger_ interrupted, taking no heed of her wailings, while the old and young man started at the misery revealed by the changed tones of his voice.
gpt
Be brief. I confided my child to you, and you have failed in your trust. Tell me how. Then I may know how to act. Proceed.
human
Oh, monsieur, the poor creature said, wondering that, ere now, he had not torn her to pieces or thrust his sword through her, as would likely enough have been done by many of her own kind under a similar breach of faith--
gpt
No matter for your heart, St. Georges interrupted her peremptorily again;