human
You are going to join the Turkish contingent?
gpt
I am.
human
You know that part of the world well, I believe?
gpt
Intimately.
human
And the languages spoken there?
gpt
By no means all. Russian and Tartar well; Turkish tolerably; with a smattering of two or three Circassian dialects.
human
Humph! A fair list. Any Persian?
gpt
Only a few words.
human
Humph! If you can learn one language I presume you can learn another. Now, Mr. Thurnall, I have no doubt that you will do your duty in the Turkish contingent.
gpt
But I must ask you if your resolution to join it is fixed?
human
I only join it because I can get no other employment at the seat of war.
gpt
Humph! You wish to go then, in any case, to the seat of war?
human
Certainly.
gpt
No doubt you have sufficient reasons.... Armsworth, this puts the question in a new light.