human
Any trouble with the sceptics?
gpt
Yes! said Stringer, to my great surprise.
human
There were five or six of them a bit rocky, but I managed to get their eye when I was talking--and put matters right at once.
gpt
Sort of . . . convinced them . . . eh? chortled Gran'pa between his munches.
human
That old chap with the let-us-pray whiskers was one of them?
gpt
Yes! He was a bit of a handful at first, but came round in the end, like a little child.
human
Good . . . ! By the way, George, those whiskers'll never do. They're insanitary and ugly things--although I once wore them myself. We must get these people shaved. It'll tone them up and be a good start. Give them more confidence--more freedom. . . . Nice lettuce, this! I shall miss the garden out in Africa, George.