human
You are Esmay, daughter of Mad Scarlett, he began, gently.
gpt
My intrusion is unseasonable, perhaps, but none the less unavoidable.
human
I will speak to the point, he went on.
gpt
Are you ready to make choice, to-night, between young Ulick and his oafish cousin Boris? I have a reason for asking, believe me.
human
I will not listen to either of them, she said.
gpt
Boris I detest, and Ulick is only a boy, and a silly one; I have told him so a score of times.
human
I thought as much, but I wanted the confirmation of your own lips, my dear child. The knowledge emboldens me to offer you an asylum under my own roof for the next few months--or longer. Ulick, as you say, is but a boy, half hot, half muddle-head. He, perhaps, could be kept in check----
gpt
I can manage that sufficiently well,
human
No doubt, no doubt; but with Boris also in the field the situation becomes a complicated one. Accordingly, I have concluded to offer you my assistance in dealing with it.
gpt
It is difficult to think of Master Quinton Edge in the light of a disinterested adviser. Perhaps you have other motives.
human
Possibly, returned the man, with calm assurance.
gpt
Why not a dozen of them? But to disclose them--this is not the time. You have only to accept my offer and be thankful.
human
Suppose that I refuse?
gpt
You perceive that there is no such alternative,
human
My sister goes with me?
gpt
No,
human
You!