human
I should think you could climb up on the wall, she said, pointing,
gpt
Do you think I'm a trapeze performer? Do you want me to break a leg?
human
Mr. Marshall could do it,
gpt
Rot!
human
But he could. And he'd be willing to try, too.
gpt
There's gratitude for you! That's a fine thing to throw up in my face. Just because I'm not an overgrown brute you think it's a lot of fun to stand there making dares.
human
If you think I'm having any fun, she said sharply,
gpt
Oh, that's it, is it? You're singing another tune. The last time you mentioned him it was in connection with murder, I think.
human
Never mind. He could get in that window, just the same.
gpt
Wait till I'm lying crushed at your feet, he said bitterly.
human
You're driving me to suicide.
gpt
Pooh!
human
Jump for it, she said from below.
gpt
It looks easy.
human
Does it? he said scornfully.
gpt
You ought to see it from here.
human
I can see it perfectly well. I could do it myself.