human
Do you like it? was all he said, looking not at the Madonna but at Alicia.
gpt
Do you like it, eh?
human
And you paid five hundred thousand dollars for that little picture? he asked incredulously.
gpt
Why, from the price I expected something as big as a barn door!
human
Pa--don't be a boob--it's a diamond without a flaw, said Peaches, going closer, her face alight with pleasure.
gpt
It's a real mother and child, she added.
human
How big would you want them to be? They are immortal--isn't that big enough?
gpt
Of course it's real pretty, he said.
human
Which is more than can be said for most antiques. But five hundred thousand! My Lord, look at the profit? There can't be over ten dollars' worth of paint in it! Where is this feller, Raphael?
gpt
Where the profit is doing him precious little good,
human
Must be hell!
gpt
Very possibly, in spite of his choice of subjects!