human
I most wish now, he said,
gpt
Do we know Lord Isleworth?
human
Lord Isleworth, Cornelius? No; I rather think we have never met him,
gpt
None of your small names to-night, said Gilead Beck, with serious and even pious joy.
human
The Lord Mayor may have them at Guildhall. Mine are the big guns. I did want to get a special report for my own _Gazette_, but Mr. Dunquerque thought it better not to have it. P'r'aps 'twould have seemed kind o' shoddy. I ought to be satisfied with the private honour, and not want the public glory of it. What would they say in Boston if they knew, or even in New York?
gpt
You should have a dinner for poets alone,
human
Or for Artists only,
gpt
Wal, gentlemen, we shall get on. As there's five minutes to spare, would you like to give an opinion on the wine-list, and oblige me by your advice?
human
Is that satisfactory, gentlemen?
gpt
Cornelius, what do you think?
human
Humphrey, I think as you do; and that is, that this princely selection shows Mr. Beck's true appreciation of Literature and Art.
gpt
It is kind of you, gentlemen, to say so. I talked over the dinner with the _chef_, and I have had the menou printed, as you see it, in gilt and colours, which I am given to understand is the correct thing at the Guildhall. Would you like to look at that?