human
Oh, yes, of course, he said, hastily:
gpt
The greatest financier France has ever possessed, the old man said, grandly.
human
Though he was by profession a soldier, when he came to tackle the finances of the country, he paid off two hundred millions of livres—the whole of the king’s debts, in fact—and filled the royal treasury. It is something to bear his name, surely; I confess I am proud of it; but our family goes far further back than the duc de Sully and the sixteenth century. Why, sir, he continued, in his stately manner,
gpt
He paused for a second.
human
Do you see that child? he said, pointing with a trembling forefinger to his granddaughter.
gpt
If there were any right or justice, there sits the heiress of Balloray.
human
It was a famous lawsuit in its time,
gpt
It killed my father, and made me a wanderer on the face of the earth, the old man said; and then he raised his head bravely.
human
Well, no matter; they cannot rob me of my name; and I am Bethune of Balloray—whoever has the wide lands.