human
Hardly worth while, is it?
gpt
I beg your pardon,
human
Oh, that's quite all right--but I really wouldn't bother with it. He pointed at the opening of Richard's waistcoat and smiled.
gpt
That's rather a sound notion--no tie--distracts the eye from looking too keenly at the face. You nearly passed me.
human
To be perfectly frank, Richard answered,
gpt
I shouldn't have bought crêpe if I had.
human
Getting pretty sick of it, aren't you?
gpt
On the contrary, he replied,
human
I'm just beginning to enjoy myself.
gpt
Well, well, there's no accounting for tastes. But I should have thought you'd have had enough of railway stations. Better go home and stay there.
human
Try taking a little more soda in it, he suggested.
gpt
You'd be a different man inside a week. So long.