human
But if you won't take my money that plan will not work. You can hate me as much as you like, but I'm not going to leave you alone in the world without a penny. Neither you nor any one can force me to that.... I've thought of another thing, though, since we began to talk. Only I don't like to propose it, Anita. It isn't a good plan--from your point of view.
gpt
I'd better hear it.
human
Well, I might get a cable hurrying me across to the other side, and--you might go along.
gpt
Oh!
human
I warned you you wouldn't think it a good plan. But since I've begun, let me finish. In Canada and the United States I'm known--in my least important character--as Michael Donaldson, and I've tried to keep the name clean because of my father and mother. When there's been anything shady doing I've taken a fancy name and made such changes as I could in myself. The reason I didn't want you to see the name in the register was because of what happened on the _Monarchic_. I'd given you that ring, you know. I couldn't resist doing that. I wanted you to have it, not because of its value, but because it's beautiful. I thought it was like you, somehow. I had to make up its loss in another way to the man who expected to have it--that 'Napoleon' I mentioned.
gpt
I know, the old man--Paul Van Vreck,
human
I'll not say yes or no to that. But it will be bad for me, and perhaps for you, too, if you ever mention Paul Van Vreck in such a connection. Not that you'd be believed.
gpt
I sha'n't mention him again.