human
Hear me, madam. You must die at, once,
gpt
But give me a little time to make my peace with God, she said.
human
I must have time to say my prayers.
gpt
I will give you a quarter of an hour, answered Bluebeard,
human
Sister Ann, she said excitedly,
gpt
Sister Annie, do you see any one coming?
human
I see nothing but the sun on the golden dust and the grass which grows green.
gpt
Annie, sister Annie, do you see any one coming down the road?
human
No, I see nothing but the golden dust.
gpt
Come down quickly now, or I will come up to you.
human
One minute more, replied his wife; and then she called softly,
gpt
Annie, sister Annie, do you see any one coming?
human
I think I see a cloud of dust a little to the left.
gpt
Do you think it is my brothers?
human
Alas, no, dear sister, it is only a shepherd boy with his sheep.
gpt
Will you come down now, madam, or shall I fetch you?
human
I am coming,--indeed I will come in just a minute.
gpt
Annie, sister Annie, do you see any one coming?
human
I see, replied her sister,
gpt
Thank God, cried the wife,
human
Annie replied,
gpt
I am beckoning to them. They have seen my signals. They are galloping towards us.