human
Speak away, little girl, he said,
gpt
I promise not to laugh. I will listen to you with respect. You are an uncommon child, very like your father.
human
Thank you for saying that, but it isn't true; for father's perfect, and I'm not. I will tell you now why I was rude, and why I am going to be rude again, monstrous rude. It is because you told lies.
gpt
Indeed! said Lord Grayleigh, pretending to be shocked.
human
Do you know that that is a shocking accusation? If a man, for instance, had said that sort of thing to another man a few years back, it would have been a case for swords.
gpt
I don't understand what that means,
human
For a duel; you have heard of a duel?
gpt
Oh, in history, of course, said Sibyl, her eyes sparkling,
human
Do you really want to run a sword through me?
gpt
Come, said Lord Grayleigh,
human
About my father.
gpt
Hullo! I suppose I am stupid, but I fail to understand.
human
I will try and 'splain. I didn't know that you was stupid, but you do tell lies.
gpt
Well, go on; you are putting it rather straight, you know.
human
I want to.
gpt
Fire away then.
human
You told someone--I don't know the name--you told somebody that my father was unscroopolus.
gpt
Indeed, said Lord Grayleigh. He colored, and looked uneasy.
human
I told somebody--that is diverting.
gpt
It's not diverting, said Sibyl,
human
But whom did I tell?
gpt
Somebody, and somebody told me--I'm not going to tell who told me.
human
Even suppose I did say anything of the sort, what do you know about that word?
gpt
I found it out. An unscroopolus person is a person who doesn't act right. Do you know that my father never did wrong, never from the time he was borned? My father is quite perfect, God made him so.
human
Your father is a very nice fellow, Sibyl.
gpt
He is much better than nice, he is perfect; he never did anything wrong. He is perfect, same as Lord Jesus is perfect.