human
Who are you?
gpt
Farley!
human
Yes, said the ex-advance agent,
gpt
What do you want?
human
I'll show you what I want.
gpt
Get out of my way!
human
You won't escape me this time,
gpt
No, you don't! he said, in a fierce whisper.
human
I warned you that you had not heard the last of me.
gpt
You got away from me last night, but you won't this time.
human
So, Al managed to gasp,
gpt
I was the man. You nearly turned the tables on me that time, but you won't have the same luck twice in succession.
human
Youngster, he went on,
gpt
Is that my fault? interrupted Al, seeing that the man was crazed with drink, and that the wisest policy was to attempt to conciliate him.
human
I didn't take the position until Mr. Wattles had decided to discharge you.
gpt
It's a lie!
human
It's the truth.
gpt
If you had not been available he would have taken me back.
human
I don't know anything about that. Of course, I had no feeling against you in the matter. I wanted the place, but I could not have obtained it if your work had been satisfactory.
gpt
You used some underhanded method to oust me.
human
I did not.
gpt
You did. If you had not, how could you have gotten the place? There are dozens--hundreds--of experienced men, who would have been glad to take the position at half my salary. No, you did it for private reasons of your own. You were hired to do it to separate me from her.
human
From whom?
gpt
You know well enough who I mean.
human
I have not the slightest idea,
gpt
I mean Gladys--as you know, said the drink-maddened man;
human
Gladys, for whom I would give my very life.
gpt
Miss March?
human
Yes.
gpt
You think that I am in a conspiracy to separate you from her?
human
I know it.
gpt
You are entirely mistaken. I know nothing at all about Miss March's affairs; in fact, I have never even spoken to her.
human
It is a lie. But come, I have no more time to waste. This job must be done.