human
How long have I been asleep? muttered Gautran, shaking himself and rubbing his eyes.
gpt
It seems but a minute. The clock on the mantel struck the hour of two.
human
I counted twelve when I was in the grounds; I have been here two hours. You might have let me sleep longer. It is the first I have enjoyed for weeks--a sleep without a dream. As I used to sleep before---- He shuddered, and did not complete the sentence.
gpt
Give me something to drink, master.
human
You have been helping yourself to my wine,
gpt
You know everything, master. Yes, it was wine I drank, as mild as milk. It went down like water. Good for gentlemen, perhaps, but not for us. I must have something stronger. He looked anxiously round the room, and sighed and smiled; no appalling vision greeted his sight.
human
Ah, he said,
gpt
I am safe here. Give me some brandy.
human
You will have none, Gautran,
gpt
Ah, master, implored Gautran,
human
Must!
gpt
Yes, master, must; I shall not be able to talk else. My throat is parched--you can hear for yourself that it is as dry as a raven's. I must have drink, and it mustn't be milk-wine. I am not quite a fool, master. If that horrible shadow were never to appear to me again, I would show those who have been hard on me a trick or two that would astonish them. If you've a spark of compassion in you, master, give a poor wretch a glass of brandy.