human
I was just giving some advice to a poor devil who accosted me for alms, Miss Wallen, he said, lamely,
gpt
There is a matter I much desire to speak about, said he, placing himself at her side.
human
I'm aware I have not the good fortune to stand well in Miss Wallen's opinion, he added, with a half-sneer,
gpt
Is this observing my prohibition, Mr. Elmendorf?
human
Oh, well, possibly not.
gpt
Then you will kindly say at once what your business is. I have told you I will not listen to anything you say about Mr. Forrest.
human
I am detaining you here, he said, evasively.
gpt
Let us walk on.
human
No, I will not walk on. Mr. Elmendorf, I have learned to look upon you as anything but a friend to me or mine, and I mean to be perfectly frank with you here and now. You have slandered my friend, you have tricked and misled my brother, you have deceived my mother, and I know well you have sought to injure me with my employer----
gpt
Oh, only so far as was justifiable in the protection of my own name. As your recommender and endorser for the position you hold, I had a right, when you showed yourself heedless of my counsel and defiant of my injunctions, to say to your immediate superior that he should be cautious about allowing your intimacy with Mr. Forrest to be prosecuted within the shelter of his sanctum and practically under his own nose. I----
human
That's quite enough, Mr. Elmendorf. You have added insult to injury. Once and for all, let there be an end of this. I decline any and all communication with you from this time on.