human
Is anything wrong? he inquired, anxiously.
gpt
I hope Waring is all right. I tried to induce him not to start, but he said he had promised and must go.
human
What time did he leave you, Mr. Allerton?
gpt
Soon after the storm broke,--about nine-thirty, I should say. He tried to get a cab earlier, but the drivers wouldn't agree to go down for anything less than a small fortune. Luckily, his Creole friends had a carriage.
human
His what?
gpt
His friends from near the barracks. They were here when we came down into the rotunda to smoke after dinner.
human
Who were they? Did you catch their names?
gpt
Only one. I was introduced only as they were about to drive away. A little old fellow with elaborate manners,--a Monsieur Lascelles.
human
And Waring drove away with him?
gpt
Yes, with him and one other. Seemed to be a friend of Lascelles. Drove off in a closed carriage with a driver all done up in rubber and oil-skin who said he perfectly knew the road. Why, what's gone amiss?