"What do you want of me?"
The gaoler laughed at him in mockery. "You look more like beast than man."
"That's how I've been treated," growled Gautran.
"Better than you deserve. So, you have influential friends, it seems."
"Have I?" with a venomous flash at the taunt.
"One will be here to see you directly."
"Let him keep from me. I care to see no one."
"That may be, but the choice is not yours. This gentleman is not to be denied."
"A gentleman, eh?" exclaimed Gautran, with some slight show of interest.
"Yes, a gentleman."