human
I must thank you, sir, he said,
gpt
Do they call her the _Princess_?
human
Why, certainly, I thought you knew her, and he looked at me curiously,
gpt
Azarian!
human
Yes--your room-mate. He is an Armenian and one of the richest bankers in Russia. He lends money to the Czar. His brother got on with you at Cologne. There they go together to look after their luggage--they have an agency here, although their main bank is in St. Petersburg. The brother had the compartment next to that woman, with the big dog. She is the wife of a rich brewer in Cologne, and just think--we must always give that brute a compartment when she travels. Is it not outrageous? It is against the rules, but the orders come from up above
gpt
One moment, please, I said, and I laid my hand on his elbow and looked him searchingly in the eye. I intended now to clear things up.
human
Was there a circus troupe on the train last night?
gpt
No.
human
Nor one expected?
gpt
No. There _was_ a circus, but it went through last week.