human
Did you see the whole of your past life laid before you in a flash--like they say drowning people always do?
gpt
Yes, said Mr. H----, in tones of gloomy triumph;
human
I did, and I can tell you it wasn't pleasant.
gpt
What was it like--the going off under the fumes?
human
It was like being rocked to sleep, said Mr. H----, in a sentimental tone.
gpt
And I heard church bells ringing, and I said to myself, 'They are ringing for my funeral. My poor, poor mother! And the guv'nor, too! This will bring their grey hairs with sorrow to the grave.'
human
Please don't talk of it! cried Veronica, wiping her eyes.
gpt
I feel (I don't know if you do, E----?) that this should be a lesson to us all to be more charitable to each other. I didn't believe, Mr. H----, and I must freely confess it, that you had it in you to feel and speak like this! It shows how we may be mistaken.
human
I don't wear my heart on my sleeve, replied the hero, languidly, leaning back in his chair.
gpt
I knew you all misunderstood me, but I made up my mind to bear it, certain that the truth must out, even though I _didn't_ give a potato-masher to the establishment.
human
And, said I,
gpt
Does anyone smell a very strong smell of some gas--hydrocyanic gas, I suppose? Where is it coming from? We pasted up all the windows and doors,