human
Miss Parker, I ventured at last,
gpt
It has,
human
Will you please tell me what it is? I asked humbly.
gpt
If I have said or done anything clumsy give me a chance, at any rate, to let you see how sorry I am.
human
It is not your fault, she assured me;
gpt
Why?
human
I think, she went on,
gpt
To what risk did he expose me? I demanded.
human
Tell me, Miss Parker--was he absolutely honest when he told me he was an adventurer?
gpt
Absolutely!
human
Was I, then, an accomplice in anything illegal to-night?
gpt
Worse than illegal--criminal!
human
Then all I have to say about it is that I am glad!
gpt
Why?
human
Because he is your father and I have helped him,