human
For Heaven's sake, said I,
gpt
I shall die, said Berry, slipping his feet into a pair of pumps.
human
I shall get pneumonia (bis) and die. I got into that bath in the prime, as it were, the very heyday of life. And now.... At least, I shall be in the fashion. 'The body of the deceased bore signs of extreme physical violence.' Any more for the crime wave?
gpt
What on earth, she demanded,
human
Listen.
gpt
Is that the Waddell Institute? I am so very sorry--I might almost say distracted--that you should have been kept waiting.... You see, I've just been mauled.... No. Not 'called,' mauled. Emma, ak, u, l for leather--I beg your pardon. Yes, isn't it tawful? Well, if you must know, it was a bloodhound. They told me at the Dogs' Home that he'd lost his scent as a result of the air raids, but last night the charwoman gave him a sausage I'd left, and he pulled me down this morning.... Yes. This is Major Pleydell.... Oh, Walter Thomas Dale? Yes, I remember perfectly.... Received the requisite number of votes? Splendid.... Can be admitted on the fifteenth of June? Thanks very much.... What?... Oh, I shall pull round. Yes, thanks. I shall just get the wounds plugged, and.... Good-bye.
human
Hurray! cried Daphne.
gpt
I am glad. That's a real load off my mind. Write and tell them this morning, will you? I looked up from the operation of drying Nobby and nodded.
human
Poor people, they'll be so thankful. And now, what happened upstairs?
gpt
Mixed bathing, said I.
human
Your husband had not left the bath when Nobby entered it. Both were frightened, but neither was hurt.
gpt
My milk-white skin, he said,
human
He turned to my sister.
gpt
You heard about Walter Thomas? Good. And now I shall slip on some iodine and underclothes and come down as I am.
human
Jonah says we must leave at eleven, said Daphne.
gpt
For goodness' sake, don't be late.
human
My wedding garments are prepared and but await my entry. The sponge-bag trousers are unrolled, the elastic-sided boots untreed, the made-up tie dusted. Of course, we're taking Nobby?
gpt
Of course.
human
Of course. You never know. I might get run over. That'd give him an opening.
gpt
Here, said I,
human
He was wet, wasn't he? he said.
gpt
Yes. I suppose I can dry myself on the curtains. I wonder which of us he would bite if I were to assault you. He hung the towel over his arm, picked up the terrier and looked into his eyes.
human
You wicked scrap! Why, he's not nearly dry yet. Nobby licked his face.
gpt
Come along up with uncle, and we'll share the bath-mat.
human
You won't forget to write, will you?
gpt
I promise, said I.
human
You shall see the letter.