human
And every consideration has been shown. It is their own negroes--French speaking negroes. Senegal regiments, and Niger and Timbuctoo.
gpt
Regiments? said Graham,
human
I thought there was only one--
gpt
No, said Asano, and glanced at him.
human
There is more than one.
gpt
I did not think, he began and stopped abruptly. He went off at a tangent to ask for information about these Babble Machines. For the most part, the crowd present had been shabbily or even raggedly dressed, and Graham learnt that so far as the more prosperous classes were concerned, in all the more comfortable private apartments of the city were fixed Babble Machines that would speak directly a lever was pulled. The tenant of the apartment could connect this with the cables of any of the great News Syndicates that he preferred. When he learnt this presently, he demanded the reason of their absence from his own suite of apartments. Asano was embarrassed.
human
I never thought, he said.
gpt
Ostrog must have had them removed.
human
How was I to know?
gpt
Perhaps he thought they would annoy you,
human
They must be replaced directly I return,
gpt
Galloop, Galloop! or the shrill
human
Yahaha, Yaha Yap!--Hear a live paper yelp!