human
These little breaks and diversions, he was saying, as he stirred his coffee—the time of cigarettes having now arrived,
gpt
Would you allow me to send you a few boxes? interposed Vincent, at once and eagerly.
human
I think the cork mouthpiece is a great improvement. I know where they are to be got. May I send you some?
gpt
I thank you; but they are not much in my way, the old man said, with a certain loftiness of demeanour.
human
As I was remarking, the time has gone by for unavailing regrets over what has been done to me and mine. I think I may say that throughout we have shown a bold front. ’_Stand fast, Craig-Royston!_’ has not been our watchword for nothing. And as for the future—why, ’to the gods belongs to-morrow!’ The anticipation of evil will not remove it: the recalling of bygone injuries provides no compensation. ’The present moment is our ain; the neist we never saw;’ and so, as we have had a pleasant evening so far, I think we may as well get away home again; and, Maisrie, you will get out your violin, and we’ll have some Scotch songs, and my young friend and I will taste just a drop of Scotch whisky; and if there’s any better combination than that in the world, I do not know of it.