human
And can you suggest to whom they were written, if not to yourself?
gpt
No, of course not; I do not doubt that they were written to me, and this time his face was ravaged with a horror and despair to which the other two men had, so far, no clue.
human
And yet, he added, a touch of surprise in his voice,
gpt
I never saw these letters--they never reached me.
human
But of course you received others?
gpt
Nay, nay--say nothing that might incriminate yourself.
human
But indeed--indeed I have never received a letter from her--that perhaps is why I did not know the handwriting.
gpt
Theodore! cried his father sharply,
human
Yes,
gpt
The originals of these two letters, which were bought for a large sum from Mrs. Jarvice's governess, evidently the woman referred to in the first letter, are now in the hands of the news editor of the _Birmingham Dispatch_. I was shown them as a great favour
human
I did my best--for your father's sake, Theodore--to frighten these people into giving them up; I even tried to persuade them to hold them over, but it was no good. I was told that no Birmingham paper had ever had such a--'scoop', I believe, was the word used. You and your father are so well known in this city.
gpt
But nothing else has been found, my boy! Lane should tell you that the whole theory of your having known Mrs. Jarvice rests on these two letters--which never reached you.