human
Come to the fire, said Vendale.
gpt
You look perished with the cold out there. I will ring for some more coals.
human
Marguerite will be as sorry to hear of this as I am, he said, kindly.
gpt
What do you mean to do?
human
I am in the hands of Defresnier and Company, answered Vendale.
gpt
In my total ignorance of the circumstances, I can only do what they recommend. The receipt which I have just found, turns out to be the numbered and printed form. They seem to attach some special importance to its discovery. You have had experience, when you were in the Swiss house, of their way of doing business. Can you guess what object they have in view?
human
Suppose I examine the receipt?
gpt
Are you ill? asked Vendale, startled by the change in his face, which now showed itself plainly for the first time.
human
Pray go to the fire. You seem to be shivering--I hope you are not going to be ill?
gpt
Not I! said Obenreizer.
human
Perhaps I have caught cold. Your English climate might have spared an admirer of your English institutions. Let me look at the receipt.
gpt
Let me look at the receipt,