human
The journey will do me good, said he;
gpt
I need twenty thousand men to march against Tosa, said the Prince;
human
I shall ask the Shogun to let me have them. So you see that you may well afford yourself a little rest.
gpt
Is it because I have not behaved well, that you want to drive me from you?
human
No, brave servant, said the Prince, smiling;
gpt
Shall we start at once?
human
Are you crazy? cried the Prince.
gpt
We have spent a hard night, and a still harder day; you are wounded: and it never occurs to you to take a little rest! I confess that, if you are indefatigable, I, who am by nature very inert, feel quite exhausted.
human
If sleep is permitted, I shall sleep with a good will, said Raiden, laughing;
gpt
Where is Loo? asked the Prince;
human
I lost sight of him in the thick of the fight.
gpt
He's asleep in a house on the shore, and so sound asleep that I could pick him up and carry him off without his ever knowing it. That young Samurai earned his sleep well; he snatched a gun from one of our dead comrades, and I hear that he fought like a little devil.
human
Is he wounded?
gpt
Fortunately, he escaped without a scratch.
human
Well, go join him, and take a little repose; to-morrow, at noon, we will start.
gpt
You leave the city which owes its triumph to you so soon, and without taking time for rest?
human
I leave with an aching heart, said the Prince;
gpt
Is Fatkoura in danger?
human
She is the prisoner of the Prince of Tosa; a messenger brought me the news yesterday.
gpt
Such reasons admit of no reply, said the Queen.
human
Make haste to punish that villain; and may the God of Battles be with you.
gpt
I believe that I am invincible, said Nagato;
human
May you triumph, and return speedily,
gpt
Every time that I part from her I feel as if I should never see her again,