human
I say, said he suddenly one evening, as we were engaged in experimenting with a small steam-engine he had lately become the proud possessor of,
gpt
I saw your old friend Smith to-day!
human
Where?
gpt
Why, down Drury Lane. I heard of a new Russian stamp that was to be had cheap in a shop there, and while I was in buying it he came in.
human
Was he buying stamps too?
gpt
No; he lives in a room over the shop. Not a nice hole, I should fancy. Didn't you know he was there?
human
No,
gpt
Oh, you should go and see the place. He'd much better come back here, tell him. But I thought you saw one another every day?
human
Did he say anything to you?
gpt
Yes. I asked him how he was getting on, and he said very well; and I asked him what he thought of the Russian stamp; and he said if I liked he could get me a better specimen at his office. Isn't he a brick? and he's promised me a jolly Turkish one, too, that I haven't got.
human
Was that all? I asked.
gpt
I mean all he said?
human
Yes--oh, and I asked if he'd got any message for you, and he said no. Look, there--it's going! I say, isn't it a stunning little engine? I mean to make it work a little pump I've got in the greenhouse at home. It's just big enough.