human
This affair of to-night, she observed,
gpt
No; I wouldn't say that,
human
Had it been going on very long?
gpt
Not very long, miss.
human
Just an ordinary vulgar brawl between two ruffians, I take it?
gpt
Not at all; not at all. Why, it was a pip----
human
Fortunately, it had not progressed far enough to become actually brutal,
gpt
What were you doing there?
human
It happened this way: I knew where he was going and I was trying to persuade him to stay away. You see, his aunt expects a great deal of me, miss, and I didn't want to do anything less than my duty. I followed him; I argued with him. In fact, we argued all the way to the place where it was being held.