human
No, Ayrton, I cannot set you at liberty.
gpt
I do not ask it,
human
What do you wish, then?
gpt
An intermediate fate, my lord, between that which you think awaits me and the liberty that you cannot grant me.
human
And that is----?
gpt
To abandon me on one of the desert islands of the Pacific, with the principal necessaries of life. I will manage as I can, and repent, if I have time.
human
Ayrton, if I grant your request, will you tell me all that it is for my interest to know?
gpt
Yes, my lord; that is to say, all that I know concerning Captain Grant and the Britannia.
human
The whole truth?
gpt
The whole.
human
But who will warrant----?
gpt
Oh, I see what troubles you, my lord. You do not like to trust to me,--to the word of a malefactor! That is right. But what can you do? The situation is thus. You have only to accept or refuse.
human
I will trust you, Ayrton,
gpt
And you will be right, my lord. Moreover, if I deceive you, you will always have the power to revenge yourself.
human
How?
gpt
By recapturing me on this island, from which I shall not be able to escape.