human
I come from a camp beyond --she indicated the direction by a gesture.
gpt
I had been fishing --she took up the basket--
human
You killed it in the nick of time, he said, in a voice that still spoke of the ground, but with a note of half-shamed gratitude.
gpt
I want to thank you, he added.
human
You were brave. It would have turned on you if you had missed. I know them. I've killed five.
gpt
Well, you are safe--that is the chief thing, she rejoined, making as though to depart. But presently she turned back.
human
Why are you so dreadfully poor--and everything?
gpt
I've had bad luck, and, when you get down, there are plenty to kick you farther.
human
You weren't always poor as you are now--I mean long ago, when you were young.
gpt
I'm not so old, he rejoined, sluggishly--
human
Yet it must seem long to you,