human
I--I see, he said.
gpt
You and Cardigan think it would have been better if I had died!
human
I don't know, Jimmy, I don't know. What has happened is terrible.
gpt
But not so terrible as death, cried Kent, suddenly growing rigid against his pillows.
human
Great God, mon pere, I want to live! Oh--
gpt
Look at it out there! My world again! MY WORLD! I want to go back to it. It's ten times more precious to me now than it was. Why should I blame Cardigan? Mon pere--mon pere--listen to me. I can say it now, because I've got a right to say it. I LIED. I didn't kill John Barkley!
human
Jimmy!
gpt
I swear it! Great heaven, mon pere, don't you believe me?