human
We are all glad to welcome you back, Ogilvie, he said.
gpt
In more senses than one we are pleased that you are able to be present just now. I have just been reading your report to these gentlemen. I had finished it when you entered the room.
human
It is an admirable and brilliant account of the mine, Mr. Ogilvie, said a director from the far end of the table.
gpt
I congratulate you not only on the good news it contains, but on the excellent manner in which you have put details together. The Lombard Deeps will be the best thing in the market, and we shall not need for capital to work the mine to the fullest extent.
human
Will you permit me to look at my report for a moment, Lord Grayleigh?
gpt
I have come here to-day, he said,
human
--his voice was husky; he cleared his throat, and went on--
gpt
Sit down, said Grayleigh's voice behind him.
human
You must be mad. Remember yourself.
gpt
I can tell you, gentlemen, what I have come to say in a few words, he continued.
human
This report which I drew up, and which I signed, is as _false as hell_.
gpt
False? echoed a voice in the distance, a thin voice from a foreign-looking man.
human
Impossible!
gpt
It is false, continued Ogilvie.
human
I wrote the report and I ought to know. I spent three weeks at the Lombard Deeps Mine. There were no rich veins of gold; there was a certain alluvial deposit, which for a time, a few months, might yield five ounces to the ton. I wrote the report for a motive which no longer exists. God Himself smote me for my infamous work. Gentlemen, you can do with me exactly as you think fit, but this report, signed by me, shall never go before the world.