human
There, there, she said harshly, with an angry lift of her head,
gpt
Her tone softened.
human
Sure I don't bore you?
gpt
Very sure,
human
Bless you, then that's all right. Poppy strolled back and sat down languidly.
gpt
I've gone confoundedly tired, she said.
human
You see, I sat up half the night acting Gamp to Cappadocia--if you excuse my again alluding to the domestic event.--Oh! my being tired doesn't matter. My dear man, I'm never ill. I'm as strong as a horse. Let's talk of something more interesting--let's review the topics of the hour--only for the life of me I can't remember what the topics of the hour are! Yes, I know though--the management of the Twentieth Century Theatre has given Dot Parris a leading part. Does that leave you cold? Impossible! Why, in theatrical circles it's a world-shaking event. I own I'm curious to see how she does in legitimate drama, after her career in musical comedy and at the halls, myself. I'm really very fond of her, poor little Dot. She's going to call herself Miss Charlotte Colthurst in the future, I understand. Did you ever hear such cheek? But then she always had the cheek of the old gentleman himself, and that makes for success. Cheek does go an awfully long way towards bringing you through, don't you think so?
gpt
Probably, Dominic said.
human
My opportunities of exercising that particular form of virtue have been so limited that I am quite prepared to accept your ruling on the point.
gpt
Ah! but it wouldn't have been cheek in your case, anyhow. It would merely have been that you stepped into your right place, ascended any throne that happened to be right divine. I can see you doing it, so statelily and yet so innocently. It would be a perfectly delicious sight. I believe you will do it yet, some day, somehow, and make a lot of people sit up. But that reminds me, joking apart, there is a topic of the hour I wanted to ask you about. Tell me what you think of this war.
human
I am told I am an alarmist. I hope I may prove to be so, for in this matter I should much prefer the optimists to be in the right. But I confess I do not like the outlook. Both on public and private grounds this war makes me anxious.