human
I guess I'd better leave you two alone.
gpt
No! Farley said abruptly.
human
I want you here! I want you to hear this. Well, Katherine?
gpt
I ... I can't answer you,
human
You mean you are in love with him, don't you? Farley said, with a kind of angry triumph.
gpt
All the time, behind my back, you--
human
Dry up, Farley! Phil said, coming back from the door.
gpt
And stop acting like a bully!
human
Why, you--
gpt
It's for you, Russ,
human
Yes? Farley snapped into it.
gpt
Put him on. He listened for a few moments and his eyes traveled to Phil.
human
All right, he said.
gpt
When do you want to come?--I see. Well, I'll arrange to have him here. Three o'clock tomorrow, then. Right. Good-by. He hung up.
human
You were right in one respect, he said to Phil.
gpt
That was a man from the Atomic Energy Commission and he wants to have a look at what you're doing. He'll be here tomorrow and I shall expect your full cooperation. Sorry, but it can't be helped.
human
So that's your way of getting back at me, he said.
gpt
Academic freedom means a lot to you! Of all the cowardly, spineless, rotten--
human
That's enough from you!
gpt
What the hell does he want to come nosing around here for? Phil said.
human
My research is purely theoretical--
gpt
You yourself suggested they might, Farley reminded him.
human
And don't forget Lisa Meitner's work was theoretical, and look where it led!
gpt
Very cute! Phil said.
human
In fact, Jesuitical! What I'm objecting to is having you dump me in their laps! I know your real motive--it stands out a mile!
gpt
You tend to overrate your position here.
human
Ha! Phil said.
gpt
You can't bear me in my position of the man your wife loves!
human
Katherine cried.
gpt
Stop it at once! Are you going to act like a pair of apemen? I'm not in love with Phil--I like him very, very much, but it's you I love, you ox! She pushed and pulled, and they came apart like a bread sandwich, and she got between them.
human
For heaven's _sake_!
gpt
I'm sorry, Farley muttered, and looked ashamed of himself.
human
I wasn't _dumping_ you into their laps, Kaufman--I had no choice. If I'd objected, they'd have got just that much tougher.
gpt
It's okay, Phil said dispiritedly.
human
I guess.
gpt
Oh, forget the whole thing, you two, Katherine said.
human
Come on, well be late for dinner.