human
Any luck today?
gpt
None! answered Croft, briefly.
human
But we've news--of a sort. Old Nchago says that he's discovered a fresh hunting ground, and has seen, or heard, upwards of a dozen male and female gorillas.
gpt
Ah! exclaimed Gran'pa, with a quick glance at his beloved.
human
I'm glad there's a chance of getting a lady gorilla or two. I was beginning to lose heart. . . .
gpt
They'll take some catching, I said.
human
If we could pursue the ladies, instead of trying to _lure_ them . . . up to the gas-works. . . .
gpt
You're quite right, George. Were we merely after their blood, instead of their glands--like the so-called average sportsman--we should have been overstocked by now!
human
I think the mistake, he observed,
gpt
I thought all this out before, he said.
human
I didn't feel that the climate here would suit men of seventy and upwards.
gpt
It seems to have agreed with Miss Froud,