human
You gave away something yesterday that you needed yourself,
gpt
No, said Potter, amused as at a pert child. She was only nineteen.
human
What was it?
gpt
Advice. 'You'll be breaking into print _good_ one of these days, and there'll be the devil to pay,' she quoted.
human
The effect of it was of a naughty child thrusting out her tongue.
gpt
And you take your sanctimonious air right away to the Pontchartrain and drink too much and get into a dis-_grace_-ful fight, and get arrested, and break into print _good_. I s'pose, she said, thoughtfully,
human
It was funny, wasn't it?
gpt
Impertinent, _I_ call it,
human
If you want advice on any subject, you go to an expert, don't you? Well, I'm an expert on breaking into print and getting myself talked about. My advice is worth something. I ought to charge for it.... Now there's a notion. How would it do for me to open an office with a sign on the door, Expert Advice on Wild-oats Farming--Years of Experience?
gpt
You seem proud of it.
human
No, I'm not exactly proud of it. I'm not like little girls who do things for effect.
gpt
You're just a naughty little boy throwing paper wads in school, she said, sweetly,
human
Eh?