human
Verity, he exclaimed,
gpt
Well, he have, sir, Verity said slowly,
human
Um! Did he seem to be excited, Verity?
gpt
Well, he did, sir; white and very shiny about the eyes, and----
human
That will do. Go and call me a hansom, at once, Darbyshire cried, as he dashed back into the inner room.
gpt
Here's a pretty thing; that confounded American journalist, Chase--you know him--has heard all we said and has helped himself to my notes; the whole thing will be blazing in the _Telephone_ to-morrow, and perhaps half-a-dozen papers besides. Those fellows would wreck the empire for what they call a 'scoop.'
human
Awful! Longdale groaned.
gpt
What are you going to do?