human
Where have you come from, deary?
gpt
Never mind, said Bella, with her eyes on the guilty faces of the married couple.
human
It is enough that I am here to accuse these two of murder.
gpt
What are you talking about, lovey? This good gentleman and kind lady have murdered no one.
human
You declared that Henry Vand murdered my father, she remarked quietly, and keeping up the fiction of her being Huxham's daughter;
gpt
Me! screeched Granny again.
human
I never said such a thing.
gpt
Of course not, chimed in Vand, who was the first to recover his powers of speech.
human
It's all nonsense.
gpt
Your face showed that it was the truth just now, said Bella sharply,
human
Sleep? No lovey, no sleep. I sent my spirit away to learn things. What did I say? Tell me, my good gentleman, what did I say?
gpt
I don't remember. I forgot,
human
I don't forget, cried Bella indignantly,
gpt
she asked Granny Tunks, who dropped into her chair and seemed to shrink.
human
How did you learn about the jewels and Maxwell Faith?
gpt
I never heard the name. I never knew there were any jewels, murmured the witch-wife.
human
I never said anything about murder. When I came back to my body I never remember anything. No, no, no! The spirit is stronger than the flesh and jealous of its secrets,