human
Something has got to be done,
gpt
Everything possible has been done, returned the manager, pettishly.
human
The amount of the thing is that we have struck an unlucky night, and there's no help for it.
gpt
Maybe there is, said Al, quietly.
human
I mean to have a big house to-morrow night somehow or other.
gpt
I've heard beginners like you talk before, he said.
human
You think you are going to set the river on fire, but the river is not inflammable. I admire your nerve. I've heard how you drummed up business in Boomville, and you did well. But you can't do that sort of thing all the time. My friend, Wattles, wrote and told me that you would work things so that the house would be full when his company played, but he made a mistake that time.
gpt
Did Mr. Wattles say that?
human
He did; and I was surprised at it, for Wattles is not usually a very sanguine man.
gpt
If he said it, I'll do it,
human
There's nothing like youthful enthusiasm, he said,
gpt
We'll see,