human
Bayliss.
gpt
Sir?
human
A conviction is stealing over me that I am about to expire.
gpt
Shall I bring you a little breakfast, Mr. James?
human
Don't be flippant, Bayliss, he protested.
gpt
Try to cure yourself of this passion for being funny at the wrong time. Your comedy is good, but tact is a finer quality than humour. Perhaps you think I have forgotten that morning when I was feeling just as I do to-day and you came to my bedside and asked me if I would like a nice rasher of ham. I haven't and I never shall. You may bring me a brandy-and-soda. Not a large one. A couple of bath-tubs full will be enough.
human
Very good, Mr. James.
gpt
And now leave me, Bayliss, for I would be alone. I have to make a series of difficult and exhaustive tests to ascertain whether I am still alive.