human
I'm all right, she said,
gpt
What has happened? Where is Krafft?
human
I sent him to the stable for help. There didn't seem to be anybody about the place.
gpt
But what happened to you? Did that brute Sansome--
human
Sansome? was that Sansome? the one who came through the window? She dabbed at her cheek.
gpt
You might wet me a handkerchief or a towel or something, she suggested.
human
No, he didn't stop! she laughed again.
gpt
Are you all right?
human
Yes. But tell us--
gpt
Well, children, I was waiting on the veranda, obeying orders like a good girl, when, in the dim light I saw a man mount a stool and look into the room. He was very much interested. I crept up quite close to him without his knowing it. I heard him mutter to himself something about a 'weak kneed fool.' Then he drew a revolver. He looked quite determined and heroic --she giggled reminiscently--
human
But your cheek, your hair--
gpt
I tried to hold him, but he was too strong for me. He hit me in the face, wrenched himself free, and ran. That was all; except that he dropped the pistol, and I'm going to keep it as a trophy.
human
I don't understand, he said slowly.
gpt
Who could it have been?
human
Somebody about to shoot a pistol; that's all I know. I couldn't see his face.
gpt
Whoever it was, you saved one or both of us, said Keith,