human
What is the matter with your mother, Sally? he asked.
gpt
Stomach-ache or toothache?
human
Her headaches. They are getting worse.
gpt
Pouf! said the professor, with a wave of his hand.
human
Everybody has headaches. What's a headache?
gpt
I don't know, Sally replied,
human
The definition, remarked the professor coldly,
gpt
And so I think, Sally continued, as if he had not spoken,
human
Oh, said the professor, more coldly than before.
gpt
So you would like to have a specialist called in; a specialist in headaches.
human
I don't know whether that's what you call them, Sally returned bravely.
gpt
If it is, then I would.
human
Most interesting! He got a cigarette from the drawer and proceeded to beat out some of the tobacco.
gpt
Doctor--er--what's-his-name, from the village, wouldn't do, then?
human
No, he wouldn't. There was just a suspicion of a quiver in Sally's voice.
gpt
He doesn't know enough.
human
Indeed! You have not communicated your opinion of his knowledge, or his lack of it, to him, I take it?
gpt
Do you know what a specialist charges, Sally?
human
For taking a case like your mother's, Sally, he said slowly,
gpt
It is very important, Sally urged.
human
It is very important for mother.
gpt
Much as I regret the necessity, I feel obliged to decline. He made her a bow.
human
No specialists for this family. If your mother feels the need of a physician, let her call Doctor what's-his-name from the village.
gpt
And, Sally, her father added,