human
But what the dickens can I do? I cannot fabricate bodies for you. I never in my life even made a doll.
gpt
Have you no thought of dramatising us?
human
I know no dramatic writers.
gpt
Do it yourself.
human
Does not this sort of work require a certain familiarity with the technique of the stage which I do not possess?
gpt
That might be attended to later. Pass your MS. through the hands of a dramatic expert, and pay him a percentage of your profits in recognition of his services. Only one thing I bargain for, do not present me on the stage in such a manner as to discredit my cloth.
human
Have I done so in my book?
gpt
No, indeed, I have nothing to complain of in that. But there is no counting on what Poppy may persuade you into doing, and I fear that she is gaining influence over you. Remember, she is your creation, and you must not suffer her to mould you.