human
It is not right, said Hume,
gpt
True, my lad; and there is a look in her eyes already which I do not like.
human
What are you talking about so gloomily?
gpt
The fact is, said Frank gravely,
human
Then something did occur last night,
gpt
The lion occurred,
human
There is nothing very terrible in a dead lion. You are keeping back something from me.
gpt
We are just entering upon the most dangerous part of our journey, and the risks we have encountered are nothing compared to those we must expect, but they have been bad enough to alarm us on your account. We feel that we cannot expose you to the dangers and strain of constant alarms.
human
You should know by this time, she said slowly,
gpt
Heaven forbid!
human
Then be satisfied, she said, with a sad smile;
gpt
Come, she said,
human
I have put into words what was in your thoughts. Tell me now what happened last night, and let me judge whether the danger be the greater.
gpt
Now, see, if you had not told me I should have magnified horrors out of the unknown; but now the incident sinks into the plot of a cunning native to steal our oxen. These people can have no designs on your lives.