human
I've not got a gold watch, or a silver one either,
gpt
Why don't you say who told you to come?
human
I did say, mildly replied I.
gpt
I got a letter.
human
What's that to do with it? I got a letter to-day, didn't I, Wallop, to tell me my washerwoman had changed her address. But that's no reason for my coming here.
gpt
I got a letter from Merrett, Barnacle, and Company.--
human
I beg your pardon, said I,
gpt
Oh. Why didn't you say that before? What's the use of prevaricating when it's just as easy to tell the truth straight out, eh? What's the time now?
human
Twenty past,
gpt
And you call that punctual? That's a nice beginning, anyhow. What's your name?
human
Batchelor,