human
My dear friend, she laughed,
gpt
I was surprised, I admit, he said.
human
You did not tell me that you were going out, or I would have offered my escort. Do you know how late it is?
gpt
I heard the clock strike as I crossed the square, she answered.
human
I was sent for to go to the Hospital St. Denis. But what are you doing here?
gpt
Old Père Runeval met me on your doorstep, and he would not let me go. I have been sitting with him ever since. The Hospital St. Denis, did you say? I hope that no one of our friends has met with an accident.
human
They wanted me to identify some one whom I had certainly never seen before in my life, and to tell you the truth, they were positively rude to me because I could not. Have you ever heard the name of Meysey Hill?
gpt
Meysey Hill?
human
Yes, I have heard of him, and I know him by sight, he admitted.
gpt
He was a friend of your sister's, was he not?
human
I never heard her mention his name, she answered.
gpt
Still, of course, it is possible. This man was apparently not sure whether he was Meysey Hill or not.
human
How long had he been in the hospital?
gpt
Since last night.
human
Then, whoever he may be, he is not Meysey Hill, Courtlaw said.
gpt
That young man was giving a luncheon party to a dozen friends at the Café de Paris to-day. I sat within a few feet of him. I feel almost inclined to regret the fact.
human
Why?
gpt
If one half of the stories about Meysey Hill are true, he answered,
human
I would not stretch out my little finger to save his life.
gpt
Isn't that a little extreme?
human
I am an extreme person at times. This man has an evil reputation. I know of scandalous deeds which he has done.
gpt
Have you ever seen Annabel with him?
human
Never.
gpt
It is odd that this man at the hospital should call himself Meysey Hill,
human
If you wish, he said,
gpt
I will go there in the morning and see what can be done for him.
human
It would be very kind of you, she declared.
gpt
I am only sorry that I did not ask you to go with me.