human
What was that?
gpt
I--don't--know,
human
You lie!
gpt
You lie! she repeated.
human
You know what it was--you know it was murder!
gpt
Murder.... he repeated.
human
No....
gpt
He was there, she said.
human
If you've killed him--
gpt
Who was where? he snarled.
human
What are you talking about?
gpt
Potter Waite was there,
human
Potter Waite!... What do you know-- He stopped, stared at her as if he had not seen her before, and his face grew livid with something menacing--the expression of a rat driven into a corner. He sprang upon her, caught her by the shoulders, shook her brutally.
gpt
What do you know?... What do you know?
human
I know that you are a traitor and a murderer, she said.
gpt
I know what that explosion was.... Don't touch me! Don't dare come near me!
human
You know, do you?... You've been spying.... You've been listening. He broke into German, searching the language for epithet and invective. Then,
gpt
You know.... Tell me what you know--everything you know.
human
I know, she panted,
gpt
Her voice rose shrilly,
human
If you've killed him--
gpt
If I've killed him--what? he said, hoarsely.
human
What? He did not wait for her to answer.
gpt
What else do you know? Who else do you know?
human
I know you and I know Philip.
gpt
Who else?
human
No one.
gpt
Are you lying?... If you lie to me--
human
I'd lie to you till I choked with lies, she said.
gpt
I hate you.... I despise you--my own father.... You have done this thing ... this horrible thing.... Benedict Arnold.... And you've defiled me--I'm of your blood ... your daughter.... Thank God mother is dead.... Yes, I'd lie to you if I had a reason. If I could only tell the world the lie that you're not my father! You abominable, squalid traitor.... But I'm not lying to you now.... Oh, I wish I knew more of your kind.
human
You know, eh?... Well, what do you intend to do about it? I'll shut your mouth--
gpt
If--you've--killed--Potter--
human
I'll shut your mouth,