human
Everything is ready for the attack, General. It is now eight o'clock.
gpt
Impossible! It is only half-past seven.
human
But my watch and the watches of your staff--
gpt
Are regulated by my kitchen clock, that has been in my family for years. Enough! It is only half-past seven.
human
Instead of attacking the enemy, General, we are attacked ourselves. Our pickets are already driven in.
gpt
Military pickets should not differ from other pickets, interrupted the boot-black, modestly.
human
To stand firmly they should be well driven in.
gpt
Ha! there is something in that, said the General, thoughtfully.
human
But who are you, who speak thus?
gpt
Pigeon Feet.
human
Treason! shrieked the General;