human
Why not?
gpt
It won't do.
human
It's true!
gpt
Then the less said about it the better. Let's hush it up.
human
I'm sorry. I would like to see that thing in type just as I saw and felt and lived it. It's a good story and it's my last--it's a pity to kill it----
gpt
Your last? What do you mean?
human
That I'm going into the ranks, and see if I am a coward-- he paused and scowled--
gpt
Rubbish, the editor cried,
human
Thanks. My mind's made up. I'm going to Missouri and raise a company.
gpt
Don't be a fool. Stand by the ship. I'll put your damned story in just as you wrote it if that's what hurts.
human
But it isn't. You may be right about the stuff. If I were editor I'd kill it myself. No. My dander's up. I want a little taste of the real thing. I saw enough yesterday to interest me. The country's calling and I've got to go.
gpt
Good luck!