human
My father and my mother are German, went on Waterman;
gpt
Evidently they spoke the truth.
human
Then you mean to say that you, born in England, educated in England, and receiving all the benefits of our country, were all the time a German at heart, and sought to act in Germany's interests.
gpt
Certainly.
human
And you didn't feel that you were acting meanly, ungratefully?
gpt
I thought only of my own country, was the reply.
human
I knew that this war was coming, knew too that I could best serve my country by professing to be an Englishman, and by entering the British Army. I proved myself in the right too,
gpt
But didn't you realise that such conduct as yours must inevitably end in disgrace and death?
human
Disgrace? cried the other.
gpt
No, it is glory. As for death, what does that matter? My death is of no importance; the victory of my country is everything.
human
Then you have no sense of shame for what you have done?
gpt
Shame? laughed Waterman--
human
What do you think about your action, then?
gpt
I think what fools you all were and are, and Waterman laughed insolently.
human
I and others have laughed when you have played into our hands. Why, and here there was a touch of passion in his voice,
gpt
and he threw back his shoulders proudly,