human
Before your departure, said one of the officers, in the small cabin to which Toussaint was conducted,
gpt
I have never refused to serve the colony; and I am as willing to-day as ever.
human
No doubt. Reveal to us, then, the spot in the Mornes du Chaos, in which your treasures lie buried, and state their amount.
gpt
I have before said that I have buried no treasures. Do you disbelieve my word?
human
We are sorry to do so; but facts are against you. You cannot deceive us. We know that you caused certain of your dependents to bury treasure near the Plateaux de la Ravine; and that you afterwards shot these servants, to secure your secret.
gpt
Is it possible?
human
You see we have penetrated your counsels. The time for concealment is past. You take your family with you; and none of you will ever return. Your friends are, most of them, disposed of. A new order of things has commenced. You boast of your patriotism. Show it now by giving up the treasure of the colony to the uses of the colony.
gpt
I have already devoted my all to the colony. I reply once more that I leave behind me no treasure but that which you cannot appreciate--the grateful hearts of my people.