human
Where are you going when you leave here?
gpt
To Agadez.
human
To Agadez? he echoed in concern.
gpt
You are not going alone? It is not safe. Surely the mere love of adventure has not induced you to set out on such a perilous ride?
human
I am fulfilling an urgent mission,
gpt
The object of my journey is a secret, I said.
human
I have promised to attempt it, and must accomplish it at all hazards.
gpt
And the person you have promised is a woman--eh?
human
Who told you?
gpt
Oh, I merely guessed, he answered.
human
But, speaking candidly, I would urge you most strongly to abandon the idea.
gpt
I cannot, I said.
human
All my happiness--my whole future depends upon whether I accomplish the journey successfully. Besides, I have not hesitated before to cross the Desert, why should I now?
gpt
Because many of the regions through which you must pass to get to Assiou to join the route to Agadez are peopled by tribes intensely hostile. Their prejudice against Europeans is even greater than in Morocco, therefore it will require considerable courage to face such insurmountable barriers.
human
It is not a question of courage, I said;