human
I had an idea some of you'd turn up,
gpt
You hear? he said grimly.
human
He had an idea some of us'd turn up. An idea ... I suppose a little bird told him. Oh, take me away, somebody, and let me die. Let me have one last imitation meal, and die. Where do they sell wild oats?
gpt
At the last moment, he said calmly,
human
I felt there might be some mix-up, so I came along too. He turned and nodded at a nervous little man who was standing self-consciously a few paces away and, as I now observed for the first time, carrying my cousin's dressing-case.
gpt
That, he added,
human
You--you mean to say, I gasped,
gpt
Look at his trousers,
human
But--but of course we expected a woman, cried Jill in a choking voice.
gpt
We can't have a _chef_.
human
Nothing, said Jonah,
gpt
A man, he said.
human
A he-cook, called 'Camille.' And it actually occurred to you that 'there might be some mix-up.' You know, your intuition is positively supernatural. And it is for this, he added bitterly,
gpt
Daphne will simply scream,
human
If this little stunt has cost us Pauline, said I,