human
Yes, replied the producer.
gpt
It would save the trip out here, the loss of time, the inconvenience--why, in an actual dollars and cents comparison, with overhead and everything taken into account, the building of a set like this is nothing nowadays.
human
Do you know Mr. Phelps's reason?
gpt
Just a whim, and we had to humor it.
human
Mr. Phelps is interested in the company?
gpt
Yes. He recently bought up all the stock except my own. He is in absolute control, financially.
human
What is the story you are making? I mean, I want to understand just exactly what happened in the scenes you were photographing today. It is essential that I learn how everyone was supposed to act and how they did act. I must find out every trivial little detail. Do you follow me?
gpt
This is the scenario, the script of the detailed action,
human
The scenes we are taking here, he went on,
gpt
He turned over two or three pages, pointing.
human
We had taken up to scene thirteen; from scenes one to thirteen just as you have them in order there. It--it was in the unlucky thirteenth that she --was it my imagination or did he tremble, for just an instant, violently?--