human
You're game clear through, she said.
gpt
I think everything is all right. I can't hear a sound anywhere.
human
Three o'clock and all is well! Annabel said.
gpt
Good night. Don't worry.
human
I fancied I heard a scream last night--or this morning, rather. It sounded down Commonwealth Avenue. A piercing scream, as though some one were in great distress. Did any one else hear it?
gpt
Yes, Madam de Cartier, Sue Hemphill said, equal to the occasion.
human
It was dreadful, wasn't it? As if some one were horribly frightened. It was about three o'clock, I think. I was awake and heard the clock striking on the lower corridor. What could it have been?
gpt
I really don't know, Miss Hemphill, though I have a theory. I may be quite wrong, however. It seems strange, doesn't it? This street is so eminently respectable and quiet.