human
I am not sure why, but I don't seem to care very much for that man, Grue. Do you?
gpt
I never liked him,
human
Why?
gpt
Have you any particular reason for disliking him?
human
He's dirty.
gpt
He _looks_ dirty, yet every day he goes into the sea and swims about. He ought to be clean enough.
human
He seems, somehow, to be fundamentally unclean--I don't mean that he doesn't wash himself. But there are certain sorts of animals and birds and other creatures from which one instinctively shrinks--not, perhaps, because they are materially unclean--
gpt
I understand, I said. After a silence I added:
human
Well, there's no chance now of sending him back, even if I were inclined to do so. He appears to be familiar with these latitudes. I don't suppose we could find a better man for our purpose. Do you?
gpt
No. He was a sponge fisher once, I believe.
human
Did he tell you so?