human
Oh, Lord Lane, have you forgotten that this is where you're to begin driving? The road is nice and broad here.
gpt
I hope that you're not afraid I shall run you into a ditch? I asked, laughing.
human
I don't believe, after all, it can be any worse than steering a toboggan down a good run, or driving a four-in-hand with one's eyes shut, as I did once for a wager on a road I knew as I knew my own hat.
gpt
Perhaps it isn't exactly _worse_, said Molly,
human
You'll find steering the simplest thing in the world, really, he assured me.
gpt
There's no car so sensitive as this. The faster you go, the easier it is----
human
But, perhaps he'd better not try to prove _that_, just at first!
gpt
No, no; certainly he won't, my child. He won't go beyond a walk until he's sure of himself and the car. You needn't be frightened. I know my man, or I shouldn't trust him with you and your Mercédès. Now, then, Monty, are you ready?