human
Nelatu!
gpt
Yes, Nelatu--the brother of Sansuta! Does not the sight of me turn you into stone? Is your heart so hardened that you do not tremble?
human
Go away from here, he said;
gpt
I owe no account of my actions to any one.
human
Yes, you owe an account of them to that Great Spirit who is alike your God and mine.
gpt
Pah! stand aside, I say.
human
My arm will brain you if you move or step! Nelatu is a chief, and _must_ be heard!
gpt
Well, then, go on.
human
You once said you were my friend. Nelatu tears your friendship from his breast and casts it to the wind! You are an assassin--a thief! What answer do you make?
gpt
I make none.
human
You are right; nothing can be said to palliate the crime of falsehood, murder, and robbery! Come along with me.
gpt
Indeed! Where to?
human
To our chief--to Wacora.
gpt
A prisoner?
human
Yes.
gpt
And who is to take me?
human
I will.
gpt
You!
human
Yes; your life was in my hands but a minute ago. You live only because I would not kill you in my sister's presence. Your very slave has proved false to you. You are in my power; Wacora shall pass sentence on you, and that sentence will be death.