human
I'm sorry,
gpt
Why didn't I burn them, why didn't I burn them?
human
You trusted to that drawer,
gpt
No, no, I knew the danger, but I couldn't give them up. They stood for the best part of my life, the tenderest, the happiest. I've been a weak, wicked woman!
human
Any secrets in these letters will be scrupulously respected, he assured her,
gpt
Are you going? she said weakly. And then, turning to him with tear-stained face, she asked for a moment to collect herself.
human
I want to say this, she went on,
gpt
You mean Martinez was attentive to her?
human
Yes.
gpt
Did she encourage him?
human
I don't know. She behaved very strangely--she seemed attracted to him and afraid of him at the same time. Martinez told me what an extraordinary effect he had on the girl. He said it was due to his magnetic power.
gpt
And Kittredge objected to this?
human
Of course he did, and they had a quarrel. It's all in one of those letters.
gpt
Was it a serious quarrel? Did Kittredge make any threats?
human
I--I'm afraid he did--yes, I know he did. You'll see it in the letter.
gpt
Do you remember what he said?
human
Why--er--yes.
gpt
What was it?
human
He told Martinez that if he didn't leave this girl alone he would break his damned head for him.
gpt
Bet a dollar it's ice water he's full of,