human
Shall I get into bed, Hawthorne? I don't want to be caught in this figure.
gpt
Why, I don't know that you will be safe there, in the present state of the dean's suspicions. No; tuck up those confounded petticoats, clap on your pea-jacket, twist those love-locks up under your cap, light this cigar, and sit in your easy-chair. The dean must be 'cuter than usual if he finds you out as the lady he is in search of.
human
Who are you? Come in,
gpt
I beg your pardon, Mr Leicester, said the dean in his most official tone;
human
he continued, looking blacker as he caught sight of me, and remembering, no doubt, the little episode of the stays--
gpt
I saw a female figure move in this direction but a few minutes ago. No such person has passed the gate, for I have made inquiry; certainly I have no reason to suppose any such person is concealed here; but I am bound to ask you, sir, on your honour as a gentleman--for I have no wish to make a search--is there any such person concealed in your apartments?
human
On my honour, sir, no one is or has been lately here, but myself and Mr Hawthorne.
gpt
What's the matter, Mr Dean?
human
A most unpleasant occurrence, my dear sir; I have seen a woman in this direction not five minutes back. Unfortunately, I cannot be mistaken. She either passed into the porter's lodge or into this staircase.
gpt
She is not in my rooms, I assure you, said he, laughing;
human
I should think you made a mistake: it must have been some man in a white mackintosh.
gpt
I am not mistaken, sir, said the dean warmly.
human
I shall take your word, Mr Leicester; but allow me to tell you, that your conduct in lolling in that chair, as if in perfect contempt, and neither rising, nor removing your cap, when Mr Dyson and myself are in your rooms, is consistent neither with the respect due from an undergraduate, nor the behaviour I should expect from a gentleman.