human
Let them but confirm this, said the King, aloud, as he looked out, and again turned to the papers, selected the letter, looked over it, and hastily put it down with a shiver.
gpt
Let them but confirm it, and then----O, my father! wert thou here it would be the same, and your son will not flinch from the necessity, be it what it may.
human
Who spoke? he cried, looking round--
gpt
Who spoke? His very question seemed to make the silence more impressive; and, as he strained his eyes into the gloom of the chamber, there was no sound but the gentle sough of the night wind, laden with moisture, among the trees below and the open latticework of the windows.
human
The spirits of the dead are around me to-night, he continued to himself, shuddering.
gpt
Listen, O father! Listen, sweet mother! O Prophet of God, on whom be peace, assist and hear me! O thou fountain and dispenser of justice, make me true and bold; make me, as I should be, thy agent among thy people. If I have been a child till now, forgive me--that is past.... He writes to the Emperor, that I am a boy!--that I am a boy! Inshalla! No! that is past! As he spoke, the sound of voices below, and of footsteps ascending the narrow stair were distinctly audible, and he paused to listen.
human
It is they at last, and the Meerza has not delayed. Enter, he cried, as the steps appeared to reach the landing-place and doorway--