human
Yes! said Sans-Cravate;
gpt
I don't think any more of her than if I'd never known her. Damme! if anybody should ask me now what color Bastringuette's eyes are, I should be hard put to it to answer. I don't remember.
human
And you see, said Jean Ficelle,
gpt
But to say that she wasn't pretty, that there wasn't something alluring about her--I should lie, if I denied it. But all women have that. Parbleu! you only have to be in love to find it out.
human
Look you, I'll give you a comparison: You haven't got any money, and you stake what you have--then you win! But if you have anything, you're afraid of losing it; so you won't risk it, and you miss the chance of making a fortune.
gpt
And that fellow who's always looking at me, and acts as if he wanted to speak to me. Oh! just let him come--I'll give him a warm reception! It ain't that I've seen him with Bastringuette. No, I'll have to admit that; since that day on Rue Barbette, when we met Paul dressed like a swell, and Bastringuette a little farther on--I've never seen him with her, and they do well to keep out of sight! For if they should act as if they meant to laugh at me--why, by heaven! it would go hard with 'em!
human
And then, you see, there's some who are mighty smart--they always win. I know one fellow--and he's a great swell--who makes six francs a day with _biribi;_ that's a trade that would suit me down to the ground!
gpt
Look, they're already at it, the rascals! They go to work early, they're no sluggards!