human
What sort of logic, Sir Lewis was saying,
gpt
Well, he began,
human
You should have phrased that differently, she said.
gpt
It's: 'It isn't exactly logic. I guess.'
human
Not guess, Sir Lewis said.
gpt
You know. Prescience, Malone. Your precognitive faculty.
human
All right, Malone said.
gpt
All right. So what?
human
Take it easy, Burris put in.
gpt
Relax, Malone. Everything's going to be all right.
human
Let's continue, he said.
gpt
Tell me, Malone: if you were a mathematics professor, teaching a course in calculus, how would you grade a paper that had all the answers but didn't show the work?
human
I never took calculus, Malone said.
gpt
But I imagine I'd flunk him.
human
Why?
gpt
Because if he can't back up his answer, Malone said slowly,
human
Fine, Sir Lewis said.
gpt
Perfectly fine. Now-- he puffed at his pipe--