human
First of all, uncle, Frank said, as he sat down,
gpt
Well, not exactly cleared up, Frank, but we have our suspicions. Harry and I never for a moment thought it was you--that is not till you ran away instead of facing it out. I don't want to scold you now, but that was a foolish business.
human
Then if you thought me innocent, uncle, why did you not answer my letter? I should never have dreamt of running away if I had not been heart-broken at the thought that you believed me guilty.
gpt
Letter! Captain Bayley repeated in astonishment,
human
But I did write, uncle; I wrote to you the very first thing, telling you that I was innocent, although appearances were all against me, and saying that I could bear anything if I knew that you believed in me, and I begged you to send me just one line by hand. I waited all day for the answer, and all the evening, and when night came and no letter I felt that you believed me guilty; I became desperate, and when Fred advised me to bolt, and offered me the money to take me away, I thought I might as well go at once as go after the disgrace of being publicly expelled before the whole school.
gpt
But I never got the letter, Captain Bayley said,
human
I gave the letter to Fred Barkley to post, half an hour after I came down from school, that is before eleven o'clock, and he told me he posted it at once.
gpt
I am afraid, Captain Bayley said sternly,
human
Such an idea has flitted across my mind, uncle, but I have never allowed it to rest there; it was too shocking to believe.