human
I don't see why we should tell anybody, Alice, she said;
gpt
she added, with a fine touch of local colour.
human
In any case, the last thing we want is a scandal, for it never looks well to see in the papers that the 'Marchioness of Conybeare, while entertaining a large baccarat party last night, detected one of her guests cheating. Her ladyship now lies in a precarious state.' You know the sort of thing. Then follow the names of the guests. I hate the public press!
gpt
Yes; it is like X rays, observed Lady Haslemere;
human
That is just why I don't want to tell anybody, she said.
gpt
If three people are in a secret, the chances of it getting out are enormously greater than if only two are. Not that anyone tells it exactly; but the atmosphere gets impregnated with it. You know what happened before. One has to keep the windows open, so to speak, and let in plenty of fresh air, politics, and so on. Other people breathe the secret.
human
We can't tackle the man alone,
gpt
Why not? A man always hates a scene, because a man is never any good at a scene; and, personally, I rather like them. I am at my best in a scene, dear; I really am ripping.