human
It is I, your grandchild, Mila. Open the door, I say; open the door, Vlacco! she exclaimed; but no one answered to her call.
gpt
So he thought I was going to remain some time with you, lady, and I verily believe he has gone off his post. Now, if we could but have managed to get the doors open, we might have gone out without his leave, and when he comes back, he would find the birds flown.
human
It is useless wishing that, said the Italian.
gpt
The door is too strongly fastened, and it shows me that I am a prisoner, and no longer trusted; let us return up-stairs.
human
We will do as you propose, lady, she said at last;
gpt
Stay, I think I hear him coming, and we won't tell him we have been waiting; but, after he has been here a little, I will ask to be let out.
human
Vlacco, Vlacco! let me out, I say, grandfather; you have bolted the door, as if a storm was blowing to burst it open.