human
She told me that our stolen things are hidden away for ever, and that we'll be robbed again,
gpt
She told me the same, said Dick.
human
And I hope to goodness we may be. We've done jolly well out of that last affair!
gpt
Yes, his wife agreed.
human
The only thing I don't like about it is the _mystery_. It makes me feel as if something might be hanging over one's head.
gpt
Over the trustees' heads! laughed Lord Annesley-Seton.
human
I wish the other night could be what the Countess called the 'first of a series.'
gpt
The first of a series! Constance repeated.
human
What a queer expression! What was she talking about?
gpt
She was--looking in her crystal,
human
You might tell me what the woman said!
gpt
You haven't told me what message she had for you.
human
I've just said that she prophesied we should be robbed again.
gpt
That's only one thing. What about the rest?
human
Oh! A lot of stuff which wouldn't interest _you_!
gpt
You can keep your secret. And I'll keep mine, remarked Dick Annesley-Seton, aggravatingly.
human
Anyhow, for the present. We'll see how it works out.
gpt
See how _what_ works out?
human
The series.