human
Thou art at last in the Hall of the Great Death, which is the Grave of the Infidels, and thou shalt die!
gpt
So this is how thou treatest the stranger who falleth into thy merciless clutches!
human
Thou, dog of hell, art no stranger! he said, with a string of blasphemies.
gpt
Thou hast escaped from our camp and brought upon us disaster, defeat, and dishonour. Thou hast obtained actual possession of the Crescent of Glorious Wonders, and even at this moment there is concealed upon thy person a secret message to the Hadj Mohammed ben Ishak, of Agadez. Confess where thou hast hidden the Crescent, or thou shalt assuredly die!
human
I cannot tell thee!
gpt
Thou liest! he cried.
human
Dost thou deny also that thou hast any secret message addressed to the _imam_, upon thee?
gpt
I deny nothing, I gasped.
human
It was thee, paltry pilferer, who stole the box from me in the _kahoua_ in Algiers; thee who offered Gajere a bag of gold to assist in my murder! I know thee, Labakan! Rest assured, that if thou killest me, my assassination will speedily be avenged.
gpt
Hadj Absalam is Sultan of the Desert, and Labakan his Grand Vizier. We care naught for Infidels who seek to avenge thee, nor for the _homards_ who bear arms against us. Speak! Dost thou still refuse to disclose the hiding-place of the Crescent of Glorious Wonders, or to deliver unto me thy secret message?
human
I do,
gpt
Too long then have I tarried and wasted words upon thee, courier of evil!