human
I understand you attend the class for mathematics?
gpt
Yes.
human
How many sides has a circle?
gpt
Two,
human
Indeed! What are they?
gpt
An inside and an outside.
human
And you attend the moral philosophy class, also?
gpt
Yes.
human
Well, you doubtless heard lectures on various subjects. Did you ever hear one on 'Cause and Effect?'
gpt
Yes.
human
Does an effect ever go before a cause?
gpt
Yes.
human
Give me an instance.
gpt
A barrow wheeled by a man.
human
We are happy to state he was able to appear the following evening in three pieces.
gpt
Every Man to His Own Trade
human
One of the wheels of the cart on which the minister was standing happened to be resting on a sheaf, and when the cart was empty his reverence said:
gpt
That's them a' noo, John, excep' ane 'at's aneath the wheel, an' ye'll hae to come an' gie's a lift up wi' the wheel ere I get it oot.
human
Oh, said John,
gpt
human
Very true, very true, rejoined the minister;
gpt
Gently, gently, Jemmy, said the doctor,
human
Once on _terra firma_, the doctor's views of the case were changed.
gpt
Now, Jemmy, touch him up, said he.
human
Never let a horse get the better of you. Touch him up, conquer him, don't spare him. And now I'll leave you to manage him--I'll walk back.
gpt
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