human
Well, I see Admiral Dewey's rank is reduced.
gpt
What is he, a commodore?
human
No.
gpt
A captain?
human
No.
gpt
Well, what is he?
human
Mrs. Dewey's second mate.
gpt
Well, have you anything to say?
human
That depends, he answered at last
gpt
Is my wife in the room?
human
I hope they don't give my little boy any naughty nicknames in school?
gpt
Yes, ma, they call me 'Corns'.
human
How dreadful! And why do they call you that?
gpt
Cause in our class, you know, I'm always at the foot.
human
Every time I get on a ferry boat it makes me cross.
gpt
How is Uncle Mose coming on?
human
He will be out in a few days.
gpt
Is his rheumatism done gone?
human
Well, not perzackly. Dar's room for improvement yit.
gpt
Yes, I've heerd some rheumers ter dat effec'.
human
When Mrs. Riley died she left $40,000 sewed up in her bustle.
gpt
Dear me! That's a lot of money to leave behind.
human
John, can you tell me the difference between attraction of gravitation and attraction of cohesion?
gpt
Yes, sir; attraction of gravitation pulls a drunken man down to the ground and the attraction of cohesion prevents his getting up again.