human
It requires thinking over. Suppose I was to be able to get half-a-dozen or so of our greatest writers, how should we manage to entertain them?
gpt
I should like, if they would only come--I should like to give them a dinner at the Langham. A square meal; the very best dinner that the hotel can serve. I should like to make them feel like being at the Guildhall.
human
I will think about it, said Jack,
gpt
Ambition should be made of sterner stuff.
human
A patron at last, Cornelius, said Humphrey Jagenal, partly recovering from the shock of Jack Dunquerque's communication.
gpt
A Patron. Patronage is, after all, the breath of life in Art. Let others pander to the vitiated public taste and cater for a gaping crowd round the walls of the Royal Academy. I would paint for a Lorenzo only, and so work for the highest interests of Art. We will call, brother, upon this Mr. Beck to-morrow.
human
We will!