human
Ye'll find him in here, captain; but dinna stay ower long wi' him; for, ye ken, I'm breakin' the rule in letting ye see the lad.
gpt
All right, Jimmy!
human
Well, Ericson, my lad, he said, entering the cell and offering me his hand.
gpt
They've not put the hangman's rope round your neck yet, I see.
human
Come, I canna stay with you long. Let us talk the affair over, and see what's to be done.
gpt
First of all then, I said,
human
I want to know what it's all about. Why have they put me in here?
gpt
What! have they not told you the particulars?
human
No; I know nothing but that old Colin Lothian has been murdered.
gpt
And ye dinna ken who it was that murdered him? Tell me the truth now.
human
I know nothing at all about it,
gpt
Well, then, I'll just tell you all that I know myself, Ericson.