human
I am a fool to take you to task for snubbing me, he said.
gpt
But I am not accustomed to being snubbed. Let that be my excuse.
human
Please tell me what you mean,
gpt
Do you tell me you do not know?
human
Yes, she said. Her clear eyes met his.
gpt
Why should I snub you? I thought you were a friend.
human
A friend, he said, with emphasis.
gpt
I thought so too. But--
human
Yes?
gpt
Isn't it customary with you to answer your friends when they write to you?
human
My invariable custom, Nap,
gpt
Then--that letter of mine--
human
When did you write it?
gpt
On the evening of the day you came here last--the day I missed you.
human
It did not reach me,
gpt
I sent it by messenger, he said.
human
I was hunting that day. I sat down and wrote the moment I heard you had been. Tawny Hudson took it.
gpt
It did not reach me,
human
I was going to allow you a month to answer that letter, he went on, as though she had not spoken.
gpt
After that, our--friendship would have been at an end. The month will be up to-morrow.
human
Lady Carfax, he said,
gpt
No,
human
You will not?
gpt
I will not.
human
Let us be quite honest, she said.
gpt
No oath is ever necessary between friends.
human
You expect me to believe you?
gpt
You do believe me,
human
Let us go down,