human
Aha! Monsieur Dupétrain, said Mouillot,
gpt
That's a very neat trick, said the painter;
human
He wanted to magnetize her, no doubt.
gpt
Messieurs, said Dupétrain, decidedly embarrassed,
human
I swear to you that this is nothing of any consequence, and that the Burgundian rustic misapprehended my intentions. For what did I propose to do? simply make an experiment in magnetism on that dull, brutish temperament. I said to myself: 'If I can succeed in putting that countrywoman into a trance, what an extraordinary proof it will be of the power of my art!'
gpt
Yes; and he took off Crevette's bedclothes, so that he could see that dull temperament.
human
Messieurs, to put myself in communication with a subject, it is necessary----
gpt
Enough! we don't want to hear any more. To the card table!
human
Why! someone is missing,
gpt
That's so. Tobie isn't here. Can he have gone away? It isn't possible.
human
Oh! he'd been itching to go for a long while,
gpt
Yes, ever since he changed his fetich.
human
That's a very convenient dodge, observed Mouillot;
gpt
Do you think that that young man is capable of leaving this pledge in my hands? he said.
human
I believe that he will come to my house to redeem it.
gpt
Oh! he'll redeem it, said Albert;
human
I have no doubt of that.
gpt
Perhaps he will, he murmured;
human
For my part, said Mouillot,
gpt
I wouldn't give three francs for that olive.