human
If anyone can pull Choko's Find Mine out of the grave it is buried in, old Ebeneezer can do it. He has such energy and perseverance that nothing daunts him--excepting big cities.
gpt
And titles!
human
Oh, I'm glad to hear he will stay there to help. I like him so much!
gpt
Well, now that most of our evening was given to the story about the land-slide on Grizzly, how much time am I to be given for the furnishing of my apartment?
human
Just talking about it won't furnish it,
gpt
No, but we can get at first principles, can't we?
human
Yes; if both sides know on what basis each wishes to start!
gpt
I know my side of it, and I really think you girls know yours. This is my basis: I have two large rooms and bath near Fifth Avenue, that I want a decorator to do in keeping with the style of the rooms. I don't care where or how you get the items for furnishing, but I'd like some of the fun of going about with you when you visit odd corners of the country to dig up the antiques.
human
If you waste your time that way, how do you expect to finish a hurried education in engineering?
gpt
Oh, furnishing won't last long, and studying will.
human
If Mr. Dalken is a conscientious executor of your estate I should think he'd forbid your wasting any time hunting up furniture and hiring decorators to do it for you, at the same time,
gpt
I always said 'All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.'
human
Well, Jack can work for two whole weeks before he gets any play, as far as going to a sale is concerned. There will be no sale, that we know of, until the old house at Parsippany is sold in two weeks,
gpt
I won't have to wait as long as that, I hope, for my apartment. I'm paying rent on it already, and am stopping with Mr. Dalken as his guest, until I get a bed and a chair.
human
But I thought you wanted to furnish by going to the sales of antiques,
gpt
I did, but I want to go to one tomorrow. Can't you girls contract to escort me to places in the city where we can get things without waiting?
human
As far as that is concerned, we can take you right over to the Ashby Shop and find everything on earth you can use, right in his collections,
gpt
I wanted to feel that you two girls were getting this contract and the profits, and not a famous establishment,
human
We'll have the contract, all right, but we will only buy what we need from Mr. Ashby, at regular discount, you know,
gpt
All right; tomorrow, you girls get Mrs. Fabian, and come over to my rooms to get your 'atmosphere.' Then we'll start in and shop.