human
What can have become of Frank? queried John, presently.
gpt
It must be more than a week since he was here last. He's not ill, or I should have missed him from the office.
human
When he was here last he was all agog to join the New Spanish class at the Institute, responded the latter.
gpt
He has a great idea about reading 'Don Quixote' in the original.
human
Frank is always agog after something new, said John, with a laugh,
gpt
If you were to walk as far as the 'Crown and Cushion'--not that it would be worth anyone's while to do so, remarked Mr. Kittaway, in his dryest manner--
human
I have no doubt you would find Master Frank at the present moment practising the spot-stroke, with the stump of a cigar between his teeth, and his hat very much at the back of his head.
gpt
There are four of us--just a comfortable quartete, resumed the little man--
human
Come, come, friend Nathan, said John, slapping him lightly on the knee.
gpt
Frank's not quite so bad as you try to make out. He may be fond of a game of billiards--nowadays most young men seem to be--but where's the harm? I've often wished I could handle a cue; but I don't think I could if I were to try for a hundred years. And as for the bad time Frank keeps when he plays, I put that down to pure carelessness.
human
There ought to be no carelessness where music is in question, interrupted the little man, hotly.
gpt
Music calls forth, and will be content with nothing less than the highest faculties of a man's nature; and where those are not given ungrudgingly, the result is a farce, sir--a wretched farce.