human
That is a childish act, observed Toussaint, as he looked down upon the fragments of the document.
gpt
And a useless one, he continued;
human
Are you going to dare to put my name to a proclamation I have not seen?
gpt
Certainly not. My name will suffice, if you compel me to dispense with yours. This proclamation grants--
human
From every quarter, said Toussaint,
gpt
pointing to the torn paper,
human
I do not see the grounds of your disgust with my proclamation, said Hedouville.
gpt
I think your anger absurd.
human
I have no doubt you do. This proves, with a multitude of other circumstances, that you must go.
gpt
Admirable! And leave the colony to your government!
human
Just so. If you ask the whites of the island, they will tell you, almost to a man, that I can govern the whites; while events daily show that you cannot rule the blacks. While you have held the title of Commissary, you know that you have ruled only by my permission-- sometimes strengthened by my approbation--oftener spared by my forbearance. I am aware that these gentlemen are not of that opinion, he continued, his voice assuming the mildness which always distinguished it when he spoke of his personal injuries.
gpt
They believe that if two or three brigands could be got to seize in his camp the ape with the Madras on his head, all would be well. But they are mistaken. They may play the brigand, and seize me now; but then the town will be burning before night.
human
You should not believe all the saucy things that are told you--you should not care for the impertinence of young soldiers,