human
Can they have been seized? muttered Policarpio to himself;
gpt
We have made Teixeira pay dearly for his insolence, said Antonio Ferreira.
human
Think you he could possibly have escaped? We sent shot enough through the carriage to kill most men.
gpt
Think you we should have run all this risk, and taken so much trouble, merely to kill a vile wretch as he is? But talk not of it again. We aimed at far higher game than he is; he may have been within, for it was his carriage; but it was not his paltry life we aimed at. It is the King we have killed!
human
Heaven pardon me! exclaimed Antonio, in a trembling voice;
gpt
I thought not to have done such a deed!
human
Bah! this is no time for repentance, answered Policarpio.
gpt
What is the difference between one man's life and another's. You have done your master a greater service than you thought. But silence; some one may overhear us: the devil has quick ears.
human
I fear me, Manoel and your friend have been captured,
gpt
If so, we shall to a certainty be betrayed; and in flight is our only chance of safety. Adeos! friend Antonio. I shall take one course, and you may take another. This country will be no longer a safe abode for either of us.
human
I shall return homeward on foot, he said.
gpt
Let silence and discretion be your motto, my friends, and you are safe; you shall not be forgotten.