human
I shall get leave for two or three days, and will hunt up the village where you breakfasted.
gpt
Thank you very much, Reuben said,
human
They can probably prove that you looked pale and exhausted,
gpt
I fancy I should look pale, in any case, Reuben said,
human
Well, keep up your courage, Reuben. You may be quite sure that your friends will do all in their power for you. I shall go now and have a chat with your mother. I am afraid that she will want comforting more than you do.
gpt
Yes, Reuben agreed,
human
I am afraid so. Somehow I don't seem to take it to heart much. I shall feel it more afterwards, perhaps; but at present, the whole thing seems so extraordinary that I can't quite realize that I am in danger of being sent to Botany Bay. The worst of it is that, even if I am acquitted, lots of people will still think I am guilty. There is only one thing that can really prove my innocence, and that is the arrest of Tom Thorne, and his father.
gpt
I hear, the schoolmaster said,
human
But in that case, Reuben said,
gpt
Yes, there is of course that question, the schoolmaster said thoughtfully;
human
So it does, Reuben assented.
gpt
It's just a question of belief; and I own, myself, that that old dog business is very much against me; and that I can't blame anyone who considers me guilty.