human
Just one other thing, Mr. Phelps, exclaimed Kennedy, as we were about to descend to Mackay's car.
gpt
Why did you wish the scenes in 'The Black Terror' actually taken in your library?
human
I--I'm proud of my library and I wanted to see it in pictures,
gpt
Not to save money?
human
It would be no appreciable saving.
gpt
I see. Kennedy was tantalizingly deliberate.
human
How long have you held the controlling interest in Manton Pictures, Mr. Phelps?
gpt
Uh --in surprise--
human
You could have had your library photographed at any time, then, simply by stating your request as you did in this case. In that year there have been pictures which would have served the purpose as well as this; better, in fact, because in this picture the library seems to be dark almost altogether. In other stories there probably were infinitely better chances for the exhibition of the room. Why did you wait for 'The Black Terror'?