human
He—he will not die?
gpt
Die? Jim Norval? Certainly _not_,
human
And, here Donelle’s eyes would glow,
gpt
He does not, Donelle. And see here, child, we’ve got to go slow. Norval is going to come around all right and God knows he needs you, though he may not know it himself.
human
But why, Man-Andy? And what is the matter with him, exactly? You have not told me.
gpt
Well, his legs are wobbly.
human
Wobbly? But he _has_ them, hasn’t he?
gpt
Legs? Jim Norval? Well, I should say so! But they’ve rather gone back on him for the moment. And his eyes——
human
His eyes? Donelle clutched Law.
gpt
What about his eyes?
human
Now, see here, Donelle. I’m taking you to Norval because I believe you alone can cure him; make him want to live, but you’ve got to behave yourself. My girl, I don’t know much myself, they’ve simply sent for me.