human
And then consider this, too! Miss Lamar, receiving the scratch, would cry out unquestionably. But she has been before the camera for years and she is trained in the idea that film must not be wasted uselessly. She would not interrupt her action for a little scratch because in these circumstances any little startled movement would fit in with the action. By the time the scene was over she would have forgotten the incident. It would mean very little to her in the preoccupation of bringing the mythical Stella Remsen into flesh-and-blood existence. The poison, however, would be putting in its deadly work.
gpt
Wouldn't it act before the thirteenth scene--
human
Not necessarily. As a matter of fact, an actress, in the excitement of her work, might resist the effects for a much longer period than some one who realizes he is sick. Some day I'm going to write a book on that. I'm going to collect hundreds of examples of people who keep plugging along because they refuse to admit anything's the matter with them. It's like Napoleon's courier who didn't drop until he'd delivered his message and made his last precise military salute.
gpt
The blood spots on the curtain cannot be Miss Lamar's if, as you say, the scratch brought no blood.
human
How about the nocturnal visitor who removed the needle in the dark? Can't you imagine him pricking himself beautifully in his hurry.
gpt
Good heavens! I felt the chills travel up and down my spine.
human
There may be another fatality, then!
gpt
It would be too bad for justice to be cheated in that fashion,
human
Was that all you called me out here for? Did you just want to show me the pinholes in those portieres?
gpt
Not exactly, Mackay replied, eyeing him sharply.
human
Some one forced his way into this library last night. My guard saw him, and also saw a second man who remained out in the shrubbery and seemed to be watching the first. One shot was fired, but both men got away. An automobile was waiting, perhaps two of them.
gpt
How does this concern me?