human
Why, isn't that Basil?
gpt
Why, it is Basil; why--why, and she turned helplessly from private to officer and back again.
human
Can't you speak to me, Basil?
gpt
Yes, he said, answering her, but looking straight at his superior,
human
I can if the Lieutenant there will let me.
gpt
Let you!
human
Now, don't you go putting on airs, just because you happen to have been in the Legion a little longer than _some_ people. Of course, I'm going to speak to my friends. I don't care where they are or what they happen to be at the time, or who happens to think himself over them.