human
I came from Mitosin,
gpt
Bring him a cup of warm wine,
human
No, no! no more wine, he groaned,
gpt
For God's sake, save me, most gracious Lady, I entreat you!
human
What ails you?
gpt
The Lord of Mitosin has poisoned me and himself too. May God punish him for it. Help me, or I must die.
human
How can I help you?
gpt
Don't begrudge me that. You know very well I have been poisoned by a drinking cup, although there was no poison to be seen in it. They say that when you poisoned your husband, you did the same thing: you drank from the same cup with him, so as not to excite his suspicions, and drank the poison; but after he died, you went aside and took the antidote. You lived and he died.
human
You're mad!
gpt
No, I am not. Give me the antidote. You know the secret. If you set me free, I'll tell you a secret you will not be sorry to hear.
human
What secret is that?
gpt
The secret where Father Peter is now.
human
What, you know where he is! Is he still alive?
gpt
Yes, he is, and no harm has been done yet!
human
Where is he?
gpt
Give me the antidote quickly.
human
No, no; there is time yet. I must have the secret first, there is no escape for you until then.
gpt
My master made me promise on the Holy Gospels that I would not betray it to any body. I shall go to Hell for this.
human
You'll go there anyway. The question is whether you will go sooner or later. If you tell me what you know, the devils will have to wait for you; if you keep it to yourself, you'll have to go at once. Speak at once or die.
gpt
You'll surely give me the medicine?
human
Yes, there you have it now. While you were speaking, I dropped it into your mouth. I carry it with me always in the stone of my ring. See how green it is, gleaming in the darkness; if I should give you all of it, you would live a hundred years longer.