human
You're all wrong, he repeated stubbornly.
gpt
And besides, my wife's got something else to do.
human
How much are you coughing, Jimmie?
gpt
What the deuce are you doing? Second story work, along with your other little activities? Of course I--I cough a little. But that's just the smoking and the irritation. Confound you, you'd be coughing bricks if you'd been sitting at a machine for six weeks without being able to knock out a good line!
human
I suppose so. But, Jimmie, you'll have to give up this other idea. You don't look well. You'd never stand cold and wet and long waiting. You know the dog's life of a reporter. One good cold would do for you.
gpt
But, I tell you--
human
Jimmie, be sensible for once. Go home and let that good little girl of yours get a good look at you. If she doesn't tell you to pack off out of the city for a while, I'll admit that I'm wrong.