human
Oh, Mr. Miles has some wonderful stories, said she;
gpt
The deuce he has! thought Dick, but he only said:
human
You should take travellers' tales with a grain of salt.
gpt
Thanks, Alice instantly retorted;
human
I shall remember that when you tell yours.
gpt
So you kept up your sketching out there, and drew bush scenes for our illustrated papers?
human
Two or three times; more often for the Colonial papers.
gpt
We saw them all, said Alice, graciously--
human
I mean the English ones. We cut them out and kept them.
gpt
Did you, though?
human
Yes, said Alice,
gpt
Oh, and pray when were you in the Sandwich Islands?
human
So you not only cheated a popular journal--a nice thing to do!--but deceived the British public, which is a far more serious matter. What explanation have you to offer? What apology to 'One who was Deceived'--as I shall sign my 'Times' letter, when I write it?
gpt
Alice, you are an inquisitor,
human
The fact is, he owned,
gpt
One must take travellers' tales with a pinch of salt, you know!
human
Come, Alice, said her father,
gpt
May I look at them?
human
Certainly; but they're very bad, I'm afraid; and since you artists scorn photography--as so inartistic, you know--I suppose you will be a severe critic.
gpt
Not when this is the subject, said Dick, in a low voice, picking up a print;