human
Where have you been? he demanded, irritably.
gpt
I've been home from college for four days, just waiting for you!
human
I stopped at New Castle to see my Bellanca,
gpt
Linda! You're not really counting on that ocean trip?
human
I am, though,
gpt
Louise won't go with you now, will she?
human
She fully expected to, when I said good-by to her at school. Of course her family may have changed their minds about letting her.
gpt
I shouldn't think Mackay would permit such a thing!
human
Pull yourself together, Ralph! teased Linda.
gpt
This isn't Queen Victoria's time--when men say what women can or can't do!
human
Well, if she were my wife--or my fiancée----
gpt
Which she isn't! Come on, Ralph, let's dance. So you'll get over your grouch.
human
It isn't a grouch. It's genuine worry.... Listen, Linda: if you're bound to fly to Paris, take me along with you, instead of Louise. Then at least we could die together.
gpt
Don't be so morbid! cried Linda.
human
Nobody's going to die. Besides, I couldn't take you. The whole point of the thing would be lost. The prize goes to the _girl_ or _girls_ who fly without a man's help.
gpt
You could explain that I wasn't a help, only a hindrance, he suggested.
human
That I don't know half so much about piloting a plane as you do, and nothing at all about navigating it.
gpt
No good, Ralph. Come on, let's dance, as I suggested before. And talk about something else. How you're going to entertain me tomorrow night, for instance.