human
Give him time!
gpt
No, said Bintrey.
human
I don't know what use he may make of it if I do. He turned once more to Obenreizer, and went on.
gpt
I owe it to myself, he said--
human
I don't admit, mind, that I owe it to you--to account for my appearance in these proceedings, and to state what has been done under my advice, and on my sole responsibility. Can you listen to me?
gpt
I can listen to you.
human
Recall the time when you started for Switzerland with Mr. Vendale, Bintrey begin.
gpt
You had not left England four-and-twenty hours before your niece committed an act of imprudence which not even your penetration could foresee. She followed her promised husband on his journey, without asking anybody's advice or permission, and without any better companion to protect her than a Cellarman in Mr. Vendale's employment.
human
Why did she follow me on the journey? and how came the Cellarman to be the person who accompanied her?
gpt
She followed you on the journey, answered Bintrey,
human
I understand you, so far.
gpt
My first knowledge of the crime that you had committed, pursued Bintrey,
human
concluded Bintrey, producing two little slips of manuscript from his despatch-box,