human
Now, let me see, Perspective, Freehand, and Crayon Work. I need three men: three men of the first class. Can I get them? I doubt it. Let me think what can be done.
gpt
Three men? Three men? But Ha! why THREE? Why not, if sufficiently gifted, ONE man?
human
Let me understand clearly, madame, just what it is that you wish to say: do I apprehend that you are saying that my account here for our maintenance is now due and payable? Mrs. O'Halloran said yes, she was. And Uncle said,
gpt
Let me endeavour to grasp your meaning exactly: am I correct in thinking that you mean I owe you money? Mrs. O'Halloran said that was what she meant. Uncle said,
human
Let me try to apprehend just as accurately as possible what it is that you are trying to tell me: is my surmise correct that you are implying that it is time that I settled up my bill?
gpt
Yes, but I could see that by this time she was getting quite flustered because there was something so dreadfully chilling in Uncle's manner: his tone in a way was courtesy itself, but there was something in it calculated to make Mrs. O'Halloran feel that she had committed a dreadful breach in what she had done. Uncle William told me afterwards that to mention money to a prince is not a permissible thing, and that no true Hohenzollern has ever allowed the word