human
Sleuth,
gpt
Sleuth, she said,
human
Chance?
gpt
Damn it, Luba said in a soft, sweet voice,
human
Lou--
gpt
Yes, Ken?
human
Lou, how long are you going to be here? Or in New York? What I mean is--
gpt
I'll be around, Lou said.
human
I will be going back to New York of course; after all, Ken, I do have a living to make, such as it is, and Sir Lewis is expecting me.
gpt
I don't know, Malone said,
human
Now, wait a minute, she said.
gpt
You seemed to need their information, all right.
human
But that was ... oh, well, Malone said.
gpt
Never mind. Maybe I'm silly. It really doesn't matter.
human
I guess it doesn't, now, Lou said in a softer tone.
gpt
Except that it does mean I'll be going back to New York pretty soon.
human
Oh, Malone said.
gpt
But ... look, Lou, maybe we could work something out. I could tell Sir Lewis I needed you here for something, and then he'd--
human
My, my, she said.
gpt
What it must be like to have all that influence.
human
What?
gpt
Nothing, she said.
human
Nothing. But, my fine feathered Fed, I don't want to be pulled around on somebody else's string.
gpt
But--
human
I mean it, Ken,
gpt
Suppose we table it for now, then, he said,
human
And just where, Luba said,
gpt
I will make improper advances, Malone vowed,
human
Goody, she said.
gpt
I've always wanted to be a Fallen Woman.
human
But I have got some things to do before nine, Malone said.
gpt
I've got to work, too.
human
Well, then, Lou said in a suspiciously sweet voice,
gpt
Enough, Malone said.
human
Nine o'clock.