human
What iss it? asked the old man.
gpt
You forget someting?
human
No, said I, stammering.
gpt
It is nothing.
human
Well, then, I admitted;
gpt
I miss something from my commode here. Some one has taken it.
human
It iss of value, perhaps?
gpt
Well, no; not of intrinsic value. 'Twas only a slipper--of white satin, made by Braun, of Paris.
human
It belonged to a lady--I was about to return it,
gpt
So, then, we had here the stage setting, said he;
human
It is nothing--I could easily explain--
gpt
There iss not need, my young friend. Wass I not also young once? Yess, once wass I young.
human
Each man studies for himself his own specialty, mused the old man.
gpt
You haf perhaps studied the species of woman. Once, also I.
human
Many species are there, he went on;