human
Who did you want?
gpt
There was a follower, or an officer, or something, here, said Mr. Jarndyce,
human
Yes, said the boy.
gpt
Well?
human
I want to know his name, if you please.
gpt
Name of Neckett,
human
And his address?
gpt
Bell Yard, said the boy.
human
Chandler's shop, left hand side, name of Blinder.
gpt
Was he--I don't know how to shape the question, murmured my Guardian--
human
Was Neckett? said the boy.
gpt
Yes, wery much so. He was never tired of watching. He'd sit upon a post at a street corner, eight or ten hours at a stretch, if he undertook to do it.
human
He might have done worse, I heard my Guardian soliloquize.
gpt
He might have undertaken to do it, and not done it. Thank you. That's all I want.