human
I am enjoying life! he seemed to say to everybody.
gpt
Come and enjoy it with me!
human
If there is anything more on hand, I said, trying to make my tone as little dejected as possible,
gpt
I should like to be in it.
human
I am not sure that you really enjoy these little episodes.
gpt
Of course I don't enjoy them, I admitted indignantly.
human
You know that. I hate them. I am miserable all the time, simply because of what may happen to you and to Miss Eve.
gpt
There you are, you see! he declared.
human
That's the one kink in your disposition, sir, which places you irrevocably outside the class to which Eve and I belong. Now let me ask you this, young man, he went on:
gpt
What is the most dangerous thing you've ever done?
human
I've played some tough polo,
gpt
That'll do, Mr. Parker declared.
human
Now tell me: When you turned out you knew perfectly well that a broken leg or a broken arm--perhaps a cracked skull--was a distinct possibility. Did you think about this when you went into the game? Did you think about it while you were playing?
gpt
Of course I didn't,
human
Just so! Mr. Parker concluded triumphantly.
gpt
That's where the sporting instinct comes in. You know a thing is going to amuse and excite you. Beyond that you do not think.
human
But in this case, I persisted,
gpt
I think it is your duty to think for your daughter's sake.
human
I think, she decided coldly,
gpt
I give it up, I said.
human
There is only one argument left. You know quite well that the pecuniary excuse exists no longer.
gpt
You are a queer person! she murmured.
human
You are so very English, so very set in your views, so very respectable; and yet you are willing to take us both--
gpt
I am only thinking of marrying you,
human
Well, you were going to make daddy an allowance, weren't you?
gpt
With great pleasure, I assured her vigorously;
human
You dear person! she laughed.
gpt
I can't be rushed into respectability like this.