human
Company manners don't go when your hands are black, eh?
gpt
Mechanics and surgeons seem a good deal alike at times,
human
Can't tell 'em apart. Your lily-handed surgeon is an anomaly. I hear Aleck came out under his own steam to-night. How does it go?
gpt
First rate. It was great fun. He's like a boiling kettle full of steam, with the lid off just in time.
human
Good. Be on your guard when he's driving, though, for a while. Don't let him stay at the wheel down Devil's Hill just yet.
gpt
Why not? He has absolute control the way I've fixed it. You see the spark and gas are right where--
human
I don't want you to take one chance in a million on that back of yours yet. See? Or do I have to drive that order in and spike it down?
gpt
He seems to have a lot of conversation in him--for you,
human
Such as it is, replied King with an audacious wink.
gpt
I thought I'd got about through taking orders.
human
I'll give you both two minutes to clear out,