human
You wonder! cried she, embracing me with a look of rapture.
gpt
So he gave in to you--you enchantress!
human
He did not! I said dryly.
gpt
He put me on my honor not to let you have this key, and my honor is sacred, and I'm going to keep it that way!
human
Free--you beast! cried Peaches.
gpt
Give it to me. Don't be absurd!
human
Keeping one's freely given word is never absurd, I observed.
gpt
Besides, if I were to break it and let you walk out, do you think for one minute that the servants would let you get away without protest? Or without notifying your father by telephone? It is you who are absurd!
human
That's so! said Peaches, suddenly weary.
gpt
Oh, Free--you think it out! Help me, I am so tired.
human
Lack of sleep, I pronounced.
gpt
And I'll wager you have eaten nothing. The first thing to do is to have a nice hot luncheon sent upstairs--I presume your father's instructions permit the service of food. And then you must get a few hours of complete rest while I take a stroll in the fresh air and perfect some course of action.
human
Then you will help me?