human
All the same, he added,
gpt
I must take something. Beard-eraser, for instance, and a clean neckerchief. Same as when you enlist.
human
Everything you can possibly want's there already. Mrs. Foreland knows you're coming, and she'll put everything out.
gpt
I have a weakness, replied her husband,
human
What's the matter with your pockets?
gpt
Nothing at present, said Berry.
human
That's why I shall want your dispatch-case.
gpt
Nothing doing, said I.
human
I refuse to subscribe to my own inconvenience.
gpt
Self, said Berry bitterly.
human
Why wasn't I born selfish? I've often tried, but you can't bend an oak, can you? Anybody can have my shirt at any time. Languidly he regarded his cuff.
gpt
No. Not this one, but almost any other. My life has been one long unrecognized sacrifice. And what is my reward? He looked round about him with pitying eyes.
human
Poor bloated worms, you little know the angel that labours in your midst. His own being finished, with a sigh he took his wife's newly-lighted cigarette from the ashtray which they were sharing.
gpt
I had a dream last night,
human
What about?
gpt
I dreamed, said Berry,
human
Meaningly he regarded the tray which had just been placed upon a side-table.
gpt
The doctor said I mustn't move about after meals, or I'd mix it myself. As it is....
human
Idle brute, said Daphne.
gpt
I wonder you aren't afraid to----Where's my cigarette? I only lighted one a moment ago.
human
Perhaps it's behind your ear, suggested her husband.
gpt
Perhaps----
human
Where's the match you lighted that one from?
gpt
Woman, said Berry indignantly,