human
I shall ask Mrs. Aikenhead what she said.
gpt
That won't tell you what I think about it.
human
Then how am I to find out?
gpt
Is it so important to you to know?
human
I feel just a sort of--well, mild interest, I must admit.
gpt
Mere good looks don't go for very much in a man, do they?
human
There now, if you've given me anything with one hand, you've taken it away with the other!
gpt
What is your business, Mr. Ledstone?
human
I draw designs--decorative designs for china, and brocades, and sometimes fans. I can do a lot of my work down here--as Mrs. Aikenhead might have told you, instead of representing me as a lazy dog, doing nothing four days in the week.
gpt
I've been led into doing you an injustice, Winnie admitted with much gravity.
human
Is it a good business?
gpt
Grossly underpaid,
human
And I may have eaten off one of your plates?
gpt
Yes, or sat on one of my cushions, or fanned yourself with one of my fans.
human
It seems to serve as an introduction, doesn't it?
gpt
Oh, more than that, please! I think it ought to be considered as establishing a friendship.
human
I haven't so many friends as to be very difficult about that,