human
Good! You are better! Let me help you to rise, said the old man, aiding him to a sofa. Taking a chair by him, he continued:
gpt
You have been unconscious for ten minutes, and we have read your letter from Miss Chase, which I believe to be a cussed forgery!
human
You are right, declared Love, sitting upright, deathly pale and trembling; while he added, sternly:
gpt
Dainty never went away of her own free will. It is a case of kidnaping!
human
Yes; for there lies her poor mother in a drugged sleep that will most likely last several hours longer. I have examined the dregs left in their pitcher of ice-water last night, and found a potent drug in it. I may also tell you that the overhead wire connecting this room with the bell in yours has been cut, thus making the bell powerless to ring if Miss Chase had wished to summon you to her assistance. There is evidence that the malice of Miss Chase's enemies has triumphed at last,
gpt
Oh, my dearest, what have they done to you, my treasure, the ruthless enemies who hated you!
human
Doctor Platt and Mr. Chilton, will you kindly withdraw for a few moments? I wish to speak privately with my step-son.
gpt
What strange story is this that is being whispered around, Love, that Dainty has deserted you and eloped with a more favored lover?
human
There is the note I found on her pillow. You are welcome to read it,
gpt
What a wicked girl to throw you over at the eleventh hour like this! How will you bear the shame of it, my poor boy, jilted like this, at the very altar, by the poor nobody whom you had stooped to raise to your side?