human
This is rather mean of you Mrs. Kinney! protested the man.
gpt
Tell me all about it, quick!
human
Well, she remarked innocently,
gpt
I knew you'd want to see him.
human
Yes, but--
gpt
It serves you right, she went on blithely,
human
Great guns, yes! I've been in the wilds of New Guinea for a year--without news of any kind! I saw my first newspaper on board the dirigible this morning!
gpt
Ah, well, commented Mrs. Kinney provokingly,
human
She cogitated unnecessarily long, then left the room to get a folio of newspapers and magazines. One of these she selected with great deliberation, and opened it at the leading article. Even then she would not hand it over right away.
gpt
You remember that sky-car idea of the doctor's, don't you?
human
His machine to explore space? He couldn't talk of anything else when I--you don't mean to say --incredulously--
gpt
He certainly did. Took a three weeks' tour of the planets, month before last!