human
Does Miss Briggerland know?
gpt
No,
human
May I tell her?
gpt
Of course.
human
Mr. Stepney has been telling me about a wonderful racing coup to be made to-morrow. Isn't it rather thrilling, Jean? He says it will be quite possible for me to make five million francs without any risk at all.
gpt
Except the risk of a million, I suppose, smiled Jean.
human
Well, are you going to do it?
gpt
I haven't a million francs in France, for one thing, she said,
human
Marcus, she said when they were out of range of the house,
gpt
I think you are several kinds of a fool.
human
Why?
gpt
It was so crude, she said scornfully,
human
There's no question of robbery, he said hotly,
gpt
I tell you Valdau is a certainty for the Prix.
human
It would not be a certainty if her money were on, said Jean dryly.
gpt
It would finish an artistic second and you would be full of apologies, and poor Lydia would be a million francs to the bad. No, Marcus, that is cheap.
human
I'm nearly broke,