human
Be not a fool, jarl, he said angrily.
gpt
Here is your chance; let it not slip.
human
I tell you that my word shall not be broken,
gpt
What say you, girl? the man said then, turning to Thora.
human
Short shrift will be the jarl's when Alfred finds that we are on him.
gpt
Here! you are another hostage, I suppose.
human
I am not,
gpt
Well, then, here is Jarl Osmund, if you know him not, and he is one. Tell him that what I say is true, and that Chippenham town will be burned out tonight king and all.