human
Oh, Batchelor, he said,
gpt
I am so sorry. It's most unfortunate the way it came out, isn't it?
human
Harris is such a short-tempered fellow, he went on, not noticing my manner,
gpt
I should like to know who told Harris about it, I said.
human
I didn't.
gpt
Didn't you? Wasn't he there that evening you told all the rest of us? To be sure he wasn't. He must have heard the others speaking about it.
human
They all promised--that is, I begged them all--not to tell any one,
gpt
Yes, I remember your asking me that evening. It's a great shame if the fellows have told Harris. But he may have heard some other way.
human
How could he?
gpt
Well, I suppose it was all in the papers at the time,
human
Harris would hardly be in the habit of reading newspapers thirteen or fourteen years old,
gpt
Was it so long ago as that? said Hawkesbury.
human
No, it hardly does seem likely. Somebody must have told him.
gpt
It was a blackguard thing of him to do, I said,
human
Well, you'd be quite justified in cutting him dead, replied Hawkesbury.
gpt
I'd do the same if he'd done as much to a friend of mine.
human
Well, said Hawkesbury,
gpt
I hope it will soon blow over. One never likes unpleasant things like this coming up. You must tell Smith how angry I am with Harris.
human
I don't suppose Smith will ever speak to me again,
gpt
Really? Oh, I hope it's not so bad as that. After all, you know, said Hawkesbury,
human
But it was so low of Harris to fling it in his teeth like that,
gpt
Well, yes, it was, said Hawkesbury;