human
All for advertisements! he said, waving his hand at the collection.
gpt
And a joke on Mr. Bradford. Fourth-proof French brandy, Jamaica rum, Holland gin, cherry bounce, Martinique cordial, Madeira, port, sherry, cider. All for advertisements! Two or three of these dealers have been running bills up, and to-day I stepped in and told them we'd submit to be paid in merchandise of this kind. And here's the merchandise. What brand of merchandise will you take?
human
We had better take what you have been taking.
gpt
As you please.
human
Hold on! cried Peter, laying a hand on his arm.
gpt
My advertisement first!
human
As you please.
gpt
About twice as long as the other one, instructed Peter.
human
As you please.
gpt
My business is increasing, prompted Peter still further, with a puzzled look as to what should come next.
human
Put that in!
gpt
Of course, said O'Bannon.
human
I always put that in.
gpt
Stop, interrupted Peter who had sniffed a strange, delicious odour of personal praise in the second sentence.
human
You might say something more about me, before you bring in the axes.
gpt
As you please.
human
He looked at Peter inquiringly.
gpt
That sounds more like it,
human
Is that enough?
gpt
Oh, if that's all you can say!
human
Better, said Peter.
gpt
human
Or that ever lived I'll New Jersey.
gpt
Peter, he said, squaring himself,
human
I'm going to let you into a secret. If you were not drunk, I wouldn't tell you. You'll forget it by morning.
gpt
If I were half as drunk as you are, I couldn't listen, retorted Peter.
human
I don't want to know any secrets. I tell everything I know.
gpt
You don't know any secrets? You don't know that last week Horatio Turpin sold a ten dollar horse in front of your shop for a hundred because he had--
human
Oh, I know some secrets about horses, admitted Peter, carelessly.
gpt
It's a secret about a horse I'm going to tell you,