human
--only /ars est celare artem/, conceal the art. Gleesome in soul to behold his visitors, calculating already on the three pounds to be extracted from them, seeing in that hope the crisis in his own checkered existence, Mr. Waife rose from his seat in superb /upocrisia/ or stage-play, and asked, with mild dignity,--
gpt
To what am I indebted, gentlemen, for the honour of your visit?
human
A great comedian Lord Bolingbroke surely was. But, ah, had Pope seen Gentleman Waife! Taking advantage of the impression he had created, the actor added, with the finest imaginable breeding,--
gpt
But pray be seated;
human
Hum! said Vance, recovering his self-possession, after a pause--
gpt
Hem!