human
I've been thinking a lot about you, since I've been away.
gpt
Flattered, Mr. Purnett.
human
Oh, rot. I mean, hoping you weren't unhappy, and so on, you know.
gpt
But, I say, pretty quiet here, isn't it?
human
Oh yes, but I don't mind that.
gpt
Don't want to sit down here all your life, do you?
human
That is rather a large order, isn't it? Have you anything else to suggest?
gpt
You've begun to laugh at a fellow already!
human
Already? Good gracious, is there anything tremendous coming?
gpt
I believe you've got something on your mind. Out with it. A sudden idea flashed into her head.
human
You've not come from Godfrey? Because that's utterly impossible.
gpt
What do you take me for? I haven't seen the fellow. I say, what made you think that?
human
Oh, I beg your pardon--I'm sorry. But you asked whether I wanted to stay here; that was like suggesting I should go somewhere else, wasn't it? So I thought you might mean that I should go--go back, you know. I'd sooner kill myself.
gpt
Oh, please drop it. I wasn't talking about that. I'm off to Monte Carlo on Tuesday. He looked down at his well-polished broad-welted brown boots; he was always admirably shod. Yet he seemed to find no inspiration, or not a very happy one.
human
Got over it, haven't you?
gpt
I think I prefer your dumb sympathy. How can you expect me to talk about it?
human
Put my foot in it?
gpt
Well, yes, rather.
human
Always do,