human
Intrude! cried the lady.
gpt
You are, like all heroes, modest to a fault. You will always be a welcome guest here. But sit down; you must spend the evening with us.
human
I cannot,
gpt
Nonsense! I will take no refusal. He must stay, mustn't he, Mr. Anderson?
human
By all means,
gpt
And we will talk about his heroic deed, went on Mrs. Anderson.
human
It was a fortnight ago, but the scene comes up before me as vividly as if it had been only yesterday--the maddened horses, our child directly in their path, her rescue by this noble boy at the imminent risk of his own life. In another moment she would have been crushed under the feet of the runaway animals had he not sprang forward and dragged her out of danger.
gpt
It was a heroic act,
human
It was nothing more than almost anyone would have done, sir,
gpt
It was more than anyone else did, returned Mr. Anderson,
human
I saw the advertisements, sir,
gpt
Ah! and that is why you are here?
human
Oh, no, sir. The advertisements mentioned that you wanted to give me a reward.
gpt
Of course we did. You don't mean to say that it was the fear of having a reward forced upon you that kept you away?
human
Well, sir, replied Al,
gpt
I confess that had something to do with it.
human
This is really refreshing, he said.
gpt
My lad, I am interested in you more than ever, now. Well, I promise you that, if you insist upon it, the subject shall not be referred to this evening.
human
But I do not insist, said Al.
gpt
The fact is, Mr. Anderson, I came here to-night to ask you to make your promise good.
human
You mean, said the former,
gpt
That is what I mean, sir.