human
You must make allowances, he said.
gpt
Mrs. Deaves is so dreadfully upset by this matter.
human
So I see,
gpt
I don't know what I'm going to do!
human
You don't need any money,
gpt
Eh?
human
You've got a real chance to catch them now!
gpt
What do you mean?
human
Trap them in this house in Van Dorn street! I was sure they'd get careless in the end.
gpt
But how can we? How do we know how many there are?
human
You'll have to call in the police and have the house surrounded.
gpt
Oh, no! No!
human
But that's what they're counting on: that you're afraid to call on the police!
gpt
The whole story would come out in the papers!
human
Not necessarily. Those matters can be arranged. And if they should slip through our fingers, we can buy up the story at the _Clarion_ office later. We'd be no worse off.
gpt
What could I say to Mrs. Deaves?
human
Don't tell her anything. She couldn't help but approve after we land them behind the bars.
gpt
But she'll insist on my going to the bank.
human
Let her take us there. She won't come in.
gpt
I can't! I can't! he quavered.
human
The risk is too great!
gpt
But if this payment is hard to meet, how about the next, and the next after that?
human
Oh, they'll ruin me!
gpt
Then strike for your freedom while there's time!