human
I wish to speak to Mr George Smith,
gpt
No one of that name here,
human
Yes, he is here, Jack said quietly.
gpt
Perhaps he is called by another name, but Mr Trent has seen him.
human
Are you come from him?
gpt
No. But I know that Mr Smith is in your house, and I mean to see him. I suppose you would prefer my doing it quietly to calling in the police?
human
I don't know who your Mr Trent may be, he growled,
gpt
Which is it to be? Will you admit me, or shall I send for the police?
human
I tell you he's ill.
gpt
Well, choose for yourself.
human
Here's a gentleman forcing his way in to see Mr James. Take him up, take him up. I ain't a going to have a row here to please the doctor, nor nobody. I dare say it'll kill him, but that ain't my affair.
gpt
The poor gentleman has been sadly ill, she said tremulously.
human
And is still in bed?
gpt
Oh yes, sir.
human
I must apologise for disturbing you, Mr Smith, and I am very sorry to see you so ill.
gpt
Better now, thank you.
human
I have come from London on purpose to ask you a question, and have had no end of difficulty in finding you out. I come from Clive Masters.
gpt
Poor old Clive! He didn't think when we parted it would be so long before I saw him again. I just came down to these lodgings to get a breath of fresh air from Saturday to Monday, and here I've been ever since. I did rather wonder that Clive had never sent or written.
human
He did not know where you were.
gpt
Oh yes, he knew. I had one visitor from him, his cousin, Mr Trent. He came after the fifty pounds which had been left in my hands. You see, for a long time I was quite unconscious, so of course it gave Masters a good deal of anxiety. But it was no fault of mine.
human
Did Mr Trent get the fifty pounds? asked Jack.
gpt
Of course. Didn't Masters tell you?