human
Child! he cried.
gpt
You do not know what you say. This is part of a dream--some evil fancy. Think! You could not have done it.
human
I think that I know very well what I am saying, she answered.
gpt
I went to Anna's rooms because I felt that I must see her. He was there concealed, waiting her return. He recognized me at once, and he behaved like a madman. He swore that I was his wife, that chance had given me to him at last. John, he was between me and the door. A strong coarse man, and there were things in his eyes which made my blood run cold with terror. He came over to me. I was helpless. Beside me on Anna's table was a pistol. I was not even sure whether it was loaded. I snatched it up, pointed it blindly at him, and fired.
human
Ah!
gpt
He fell over at my feet, she continued.
human
I saw him stagger and sink down, and the pistol was smoking still in my hand. I bent over him. Anna had told me that he carried always with him this bogus marriage certificate. I undid his coat, and I took it from his pocket. I burned it.
gpt
But the marriage itself? Sir John asked.
human
I do not understand.
gpt
There was no marriage, she answered.
human
I was very foolish to have been deceived even for a moment. There was no marriage, and I hated, oh, how I hated the man.
gpt
Did any one see you leave the flat?
human
I do not know. But David Courtlaw has been here. To-night they say he will be conscious. He will say who it was. So there is no escape. And listen, John.
gpt
Well?
human
I went from Anna's flat to Nigel Ennison's rooms. I told him the truth. I asked him to take me away, and hide me. He refused. He sent me home.