human
Enjoy yourself, fool, enjoy yourself, he said kindly;
gpt
What do you think of it?
human
Ah, ah, knave! cried Pierre Lamont, chuckling.
gpt
I half suspected you.
human
You will not tell on me, Master Lamont?
gpt
Not I, fool. How did you contrive it?
human
With a white sheet and a lantern. I thought it a pity that my lady should be disappointed. Should she leave the place without some warranty that spirits are here, the house would lose its character. Then there is the young master, your Christian Almer. He spoke to me very much as if I were a beast of the field instead of a--fool. So I thought I would give him food for thought.
gpt
A dangerous trick, Fritz. Your secret is safe with me, but I would not try it too often. Are there any books in the room? Look about, Fritz, look about.
human
For books! exclaimed Fritz.
gpt
People go to bed to sleep.
human
I go to bed to think, retorted Pierre Lamont,
gpt
Men are not owls, said Fritz.
human
There are no books in the room.
gpt
How shall I pass the night? grumbled Pierre Lamont.
human
Open that drawer; there may be something to read in it.
gpt
Bring half-a-dozen of them--quick. Now I am happy.