human
said Baker,
gpt
What in the world do you mean?
human
I am sure I don't know; but that is what you all say.
gpt
Perhaps you mean 'Peut-on,'
human
Well, whatever I mean, the man always answers 'Oui,' and so I am no better off than I was before, but keep plunging on,
gpt
Lemons are the most important product of Mentone, he began.
human
As they can be kept better than those of Naples and Sicily, they command a large price. The tree flowers all the year through, and the fruit is gathered at four different periods. The annual production of lemons at Mentone is about thirty millions.
gpt
Thirty millions of lemons! I said, appalled.
human
What an acid idea!
gpt
The idea may be acid, but the air is not, said Margaret.
human
It is singularly delicious, almost intoxicating.