human
Our all for the head of Maurepas!
gpt
Nay, said Vincent,
human
In the same way, exclaimed Pascal,
gpt
Be as angry as you will, said Vincent, in a low voice to Pascal.
human
No one's anger can alter the truth. It is impious and vain, here as elsewhere, to oppose Bonaparte. L'Ouverture will have to yield; you know that as well as I do, Monsieur Pascal; and those are the best friends of the blacks who help to render war impossible, and who bring the affair to a close while the First Consul may yet be placable.
gpt
Has that opinion of yours been offered to your Commander, Vincent?
human
It would have been, if he had asked for it. He probably knows that I had rather have seen him high in honour and function under Leclerc, than an outlaw, entrenched in the mornes.
gpt
Then why are you here?
human
I am here to protect those who cannot protect themselves, in these rough times. I am here to guard these ladies against all foes, come they whence they may,--from France, or out of our own savannahs,--from earth, air, or sea.--But hark! Silence, ladies! Silence all, for a moment!