human
If Batoche would only come, murmured Zulma, passing her hand over her weary brow.
gpt
He would tell us everything. I wonder he is not here already.
human
His absence is an additional cause for fear,
gpt
Still, I do not despair. He may arrive before the night is over.
human
If he is alive.
gpt
What, papa? You do not suppose that Batoche took part in the attack?
human
I do. I am sure he never quitted the side of Cary Singleton.
gpt
I did not think of that. Alas! I fear you are right. In that case, who knows?
human
Yes, the worst may have happened to our old friend, and he may never return.
gpt
Blanche,
human
Yes, Mademoiselle. Grandpapa when he left me, two days ago, said _au révoir_. That means, 'I will see you again.'
gpt
But perhaps those bad men have killed him.
human
What bad men? The Wolves?
gpt
Yes, the Wolves, my dear,
human
Oh, my grandfather does not fear the Wolves. The Wolves fear him. They cannot catch him, no matter what great dangers he may be in. He may suffer, he may be wounded, but he will not die except near our cabin at the Falls, under the eye of my mother and with a blessing for me. He has often told me this at night as he held me on his knee, and I believe all that my grandfather says. No, Mademoiselle, he is not dead and will soon arrive to console you.