human
Florrie, he said, as gently as he could when he was compelled to shout,
gpt
The other day, she answered.
human
Why, it seems years since then.
gpt
Last week, Florrie. It made me feel like--like thirty cents.
human
Why, Billie?
gpt
Oh, the unwritten roast between the lines, little girl. I knew what you thought of me. I knew that I'd never made good.
human
How--what do you mean?
gpt
About the fight--years ago. I was to come back and lick him, you know, and didn't--that's all.
human
Are you still thinking of that, Billie? Why, you've won. You are an officer, while he is a sailor.
gpt
Yes, but he licked me at school, and I know you expected me to come back.
human
And you did not come back. You never let me hear from you. You might have been dead for years before I could know it.
gpt
Is that it, Florrie? he exclaimed, in amazement.
human
Was it me you thought of? I supposed you had grown to despise me.