human
And I tell you, Madalena, this ranch, where I'm working out some kind of expiation and maybe redemption, _is_ God's earth for me. _Now_ do you understand?
gpt
You are a fool, Don! she wept.
human
A fool!
gpt
Maybe. But I'm not the devil's fool as I used to be. Don't cry. You might be heard. Come. It's time to go. We've said all we have to say to each other except good-bye--if that's not mockery.
human
At least take me to the automobile, she said.
gpt
Don't send me off alone in the night. I am afraid.
human
There's nothing to be afraid of, Knight answered, the flame of his fierceness burnt down.
gpt
But I'll go with you, and put you on the way back to El Paso. Come along!