human
Hush! hush!
gpt
Let us hear what he has to say!
human
Quiet! quiet!
gpt
Here it is, here it is, my good fellows, the man was saying, in a loud, singsong voice.
human
Do not lose this precious opportunity of protecting yourselves at a trifling cost against all sickness and pestilence. Look! you see it is still red and flowing, after all these years, which proves it is as I say. It can never congeal. And he held high above their heads, so that all might see, a small vial with some red fluid shaking in it.
gpt
This is some of the precious blood of Christ, caught while it was dripping away from Him on the cross. Remember, no one can be taken with the black vomit while in the possession of this vial.
human
And now, continued the pardoner, seeing that he had attracted a sufficient crowd about him,
gpt
he cried, holding up a small wax medal.
human
Remember, it will be six years more before his most Holy Reverence, the Pope, blesses a new stock; remember, the possession of this wipes away sin; it protects one from the fury of winds and tempests, and one cannot be hurt even by fire.
gpt
Sell it not, then, O monk, I beg, cried a voice from the crowd,
human
But I could not find it in my heart to keep it from yonder young man who needs it so sorely for his sweetheart.
gpt
Remember, cried the monk in one more desperate attempt,
human
Hold! exclaimed a stout and prosperous-looking merchant,
gpt
Ay, replied the monk,