human
Live and let live, said I. With a grin Bertram suspended his operations.
gpt
Listen. I've been offered a Sealyham.
human
Take him, was the reply.
gpt
Your guests will regret it, but you won't. They're high-spirited and they're always full of beans. Hard as nails, too, he added.
human
You'll never kill him. Tell me. He brandished the horn which he held in his right hand.
gpt
Don't you think this sounds the best? With an effort he produced a most distressing sound.
human
Or this?
gpt
There's no difference at all, said I, crossing to a bureau.
human
They're equally painful. They do it rather better at level-crossings on the Continent.
gpt
It is patent, said Bertram,
human
All right, said I, making ready to write.
gpt
You try it. The hounds'll all sit up and beg or something. I suppose it's too much to expect to find a pen that'll write here,
human
That's a jolly good pen, said Bertram indignantly.
gpt
Every one says so.
human
Which end shall I use?
gpt
I recommend the right one, rejoined my host with ponderous sarcasm.
human
But, as I have yet to meet any one who can read your writing, I don't suppose it matters.
gpt
I have often deplored the company you keep,