human
You deserve to die, said St. Udo,
gpt
By gar! ve vill court-martial the rogue! cried Calembours.
human
He shall be shot, the traitor!
gpt
If you shoot me, you shoot an innocent man, protested the old man.
human
Surely Colonel Brand will give me fair play? I swear I never attempted your lives!
gpt
You say that the Confederate, not you, fired that pistol-shot?
human
I do say so,
gpt
Then we give you the benefit of the doubt this time, said St. Udo,
human
No more need be said, cried St. Udo, with a cold sneer,
gpt
There goes von rascal unhung,
human
He's mad, Calembours--mad as Malvolio, said St. Udo.
gpt
Don't annoy yourself over his vagaries. Ugh! how I detest his presence near me.