human
What did she say about him?
gpt
Only that he was the man who put up the money.
human
Yes; he was.
gpt
Why didn't you tell me that this morning?
human
I suppose because there was so much else to say. We should have come round to it in time. I did tell you everything but his name.
gpt
And the circumstances.
human
How do you mean--the circumstances?
gpt
I got the impression from you this morning that it was some millionaire Johnny who'd come to your father's aid by advancing the sum in the ordinary way of business. I didn't understand that it was a comparatively poor chap who was cleaning himself out to come to yours.
human
Did Drusilla say it was to come to my aid?
gpt
She didn't say it--exactly. I gathered that it was what she thought.
human
I think so, too.
gpt
Extraordinary! Do you mean to say he dropped out of a clear sky?
human
I must answer that by both a yes and a no. He did drop out of a clear sky just lately; but I'd known him before.
gpt
Ah! His tone was that of a cross-examiner dragging the truth from an unwilling witness. He put his questions rapidly and sharply, as though at a Court-martial.
human
So you'd known him before! Did you know him _well?_
gpt
Who? That--that cowboy!
human
Yes; if he _is_ a cowboy.
gpt
And you took money from him?