human
Fred, my boy, you're making an ass of yourself.
gpt
Oh, nonsense, major, answered the young man, with considerable impatience.
human
I don't want to know all these queer, old-fashioned people; they're worse than a lot of plebes at West Point.
gpt
I don't mean that, Fred, though, if you don't want to make talk, you must make yourself agreeable. But you're too attentive to Mrs. Wittleday.
human
By George, responded the lieutenant, eagerly,
gpt
A great many others think so, too, Fred--I do myself--but they don't make it so plagued evident on short acquaintance. Behave yourself, now--your eyesight is good--sit down and play the agreeable to some old lady, and look at Mrs. Wittleday across the room, as often as you like.