human
I shall have much pleasure in obliging you, Peterkin, said I, with a smile.
gpt
And in the first place--
human
O Ralph, I entreat you, interrupted Peterkin,
gpt
Ahem! Shakespeare?
human
Not at all, retorted Peterkin.
gpt
If anybody gave utterance to the sentiment before, it was Shelley, and he must have been on the sea-shore at the time with a crotchet, if not a crab, inside of him.--But pray go on, Ralph.
human
Well, then, in the _first place_, I repeated with emphasis, whereat Peterkin sighed,
gpt
Very well put, indeed, cried Peterkin.
human
Now, Ralph, try to forget your `secondly,' omit your `thirdly,' throw your `fourthly' to the winds, and let your `first place' be your `last place,' and I'll give you credit for being a wise and effective speaker.