human
There's always a crowd in this passage, said Albert.
gpt
In summer, people walk through; in winter, they come here to walk, because the boulevards are muddy. If it rains, they come here for shelter; if the sun is very hot, they come here for shade; so that there's always a crowd here.
human
Let's look at the statuettes. You told us, Tobie, didn't you, that somebody was making a caricature of you?
gpt
Not a caricature, but a bust, life size.
human
That won't be so amusing.
gpt
Have we got to wait for Mouillot and Balivan, I wonder! Mouillot is never on time.
human
Oh! it isn't half-past five yet.
gpt
Let's look at the new songs.
human
That is to say, the new lithographs; for a song doesn't sell nowadays, you know, unless it has some pretty picture on the cover.
gpt
That's not very flattering for the music.
human
But it's a good thing for the artists. Brûlé's shop, Frère's successor, is always full of fascinating things of that sort. Look! there are some beautiful _albums._ I refer to the binding.
gpt
Is that your bust you are gazing at?
human
You seem inclined to jest, messieurs; but I would like to resemble this manikin. I mean, in the way he's dressed. Just see how beautifully that frock-coat fits his back! It must be delightful to be dressed like that! I would gladly pay sixty francs for a coat that squeezed my waist that way.
gpt
You can be squeezed for less than that. But you may set your mind at rest, young Pigeonnier; I assure you that you look a good deal like a manikin.
human
You would be very glad to look like me!