human
Why, I never knew before that a name was cut----
gpt
Where did you get this ring?
human
My husband gave it to me.
gpt
And your beautiful ear-rings?
human
They, too, were gifts from my husband.
gpt
From Ralph Chainey?
human
Of course. Didn't I tell you he was my husband? Do you want to see my marriage certificate?
gpt
Presently, said Kathleen, sitting erect, with a strange fire in her eyes.
human
Is this, she continued, in a strange voice,
gpt
Of course,
human
It is false! It is my own name, and the ring is mine! The ear-rings also are mine! My father gave them to me!
gpt
You must be crazy, girl!
human
I tell you I am in earnest, stormed Kathleen, roused to a sudden fury by the thought of her wrongs.
gpt
I tell you I am Kathleen Carew, and those jewels were stolen from me by a man who choked me and left me for dead on the ground, while he tore those gems from my bleeding hands and ears. And you say it was your husband----