human
Catriona, said I,
gpt
With a changed face,
human
I carry two men's lives besides my own, said I.
gpt
It would be a sin and a shame not to walk carefully. I was doubtful whether I did right to come here. I would like it ill, if it was by that means we were brought to harm.
human
I could tell you one that would be liking it less, and will like little enough to hear you talking at this very same time, she cried.
gpt
What have I done, at all events?
human
O, you! you are not alone, I replied.
gpt
But since I went off I have been dogged again, and I can give you the name of him that follows me. It is Neil, son of Duncan, your man or your father's.
human
To be sure you are mistaken there, she said, with a white face.
gpt
Neil is in Edinburgh on errands from my father.
human
It is what I fear, said I,
gpt
Why, how will you know that?
human
By means of a magical talisman God gave to me when I was born, and the name they call it by is Common-sense, said I.
gpt
Oblige me so far as to make your signal, and I will show you the red head of Neil.