human
Anthony!
gpt
What is it?
human
You wouldn't pull a thing like that on me?
gpt
I certainly shall, if you ever try to tell the truth about Miss Dalton.
human
But what did she ever do for me, to let her confounded reputation wreck my life? All she ever did was to make a female ass of herself by wearing pants and going to a prize fight and then listening to you. Why should a thing like that bust up my home?
gpt
It may not,
human
It has! Johnson Boller said feverishly.
gpt
And listen, Anthony! You and I have to stand together, old man. The girl's out of the way, so that clears your skirts for a while, but what about Hitchin? What if he calls in the police this afternoon?
human
We'll let that take care of itself. For that matter, why not go down and tell Hitchin the truth and show him what a fool he's making of himself? He's a gentleman, I suppose; if we swear him to secrecy he's not likely to talk.
gpt
And if we call him off, then we'll find Bee and tell her the truth, too? Johnson Boller asked eagerly.
human
She's a lady, Anthony. If we swear her to secrecy, she'll never talk--and maybe we could explain it to the girl and have her verify what we say, hey?
gpt
We'll settle Hitchin first, he smiled.
human
Come along!