human
I've telegraphed the Paris agent of a big furniture dealer in Rouen, explained the latter as they drove on,
gpt
Are you going to the hairdresser's now?
human
Yes. Of course she may refuse to help me, but I _think_ I can persuade her with you to back me up.
gpt
I? What can I do?
human
Everything, my friend. You can testify that Father Anselm planned Alice's escape, which is bad for him, as his sister will realize. I'll say to her: 'Now, my dear Madam Page'--that's her name--'you're not going to force me and my friend, M. Matthieu--he's waiting outside, in a cab--you're not going to force us to charge your reverend brother with abducting a young lady? That wouldn't be a nice story to tell the commissary of police, would it? You're too intelligent a woman, Madam Page, to allow such a thing, aren't you?' And she'll see the point mighty quick. She'll probably drive right back with us to Notre-Dame and put a little sense into her brother's shaven head. It's four o'clock now, he concluded gayly;
gpt
I'll bet you we have Alice with us for dinner by seven, and it will be a good dinner, too. Understand you dine with us, M. Matthieu.