human
Would you mind if I thank you? You have been very kind.
gpt
Where are we going--if you don't mind?
human
I've got to tell you something; I've _got_ to! I can't stand aside--I _can't_ pass by on the other side!
gpt
Thank you, he said, smiling,
human
I mean--something else! Her voice fell to a whisper.
gpt
I _must_ speak!
human
Is there anything--except a broken head--that could possibly permit me the opportunity of listening to you?
gpt
I--have seen you before.
human
And I you.
gpt
Where are you going when--when I leave you?
human
Where? She turned to look at him.
gpt
Are you going back to that hotel? And, as he made no reply:
human
Do you wish to become a murderer, too? she said tremulously.
gpt
I have your pistol. I ask you not to go back there.
human
No, I won't go back. . . . Where is the pistol?
gpt
You shall not have it.
human
I think perhaps it would be safer with me.
gpt
No!
human
Very well.
gpt
And--I--I ask you to keep away from that man! She grew unconsciously dramatic.
human
I ask you--if you have any memory which you hold sacred--to promise me on that memory not to--to----
gpt
I won't shoot him, he said, watching her curiously.
human
Is that what you mean?
gpt
Y-yes.
human
Then I promise--on my most sacred memory--the memory of a young girl who saved me from committing--what I meant to do. . . . And I thank her very deeply.
gpt
I _did_ save you from--_that_!
human
You did--God knows.
gpt
Then--then---- she forced her courage--lifted her frightened eyes, braving mockery and misconstruction--
human
I--I can't help it, she faltered.
gpt
I believe in you--and in--salvation. . . . Please don't say anything to--hurt me.
human
No, he said, still staring,
gpt
Yes. . . . But that was long ago.
human
Oh, you knew--you have known--for some time?
gpt
Yes.