human
Look here, he declared, vigorously mopping his sock with a handkerchief.
gpt
If you're going to say things like that I simply----
human
You can't love her.
gpt
I am not going to attempt to prove it,
human
In fact it's an offence for me to mention her name.
gpt
You haven't--yet,
human
Isabel Irish
gpt
Please! said Richard--but what he really meant was
human
Thank you. Inside himself he was thinking
gpt
Damn that fellow Doran! Why the blazes didn't he tell me about all these girls.
human
So _sans gene_, she was saying,
gpt
As the lady came uninvited, Richard returned,
human
I am hardly likely to refer to the matter.
gpt
Suppose I referred to it--advertised the fact. Do you imagine she would marry you then?
human
I should say she'd be as likely to marry me then as she is now.
gpt
A girl brought up as she has been?
human
Aha!
gpt
You're very confident. Tony, there are people watching this flat to-night.
human
Dear, dear!
gpt
People who will talk tomorrow morning.
human
What, the chatty-at-breakfast-kind. How dreadful.
gpt
If you wish to stop them, there is only one way.
human
Yes--tell me. Always believed they were incurable.
gpt
Tony, I don't know how real your affections are for this girl, but I know this. If you refuse to answer our questions your chance of marrying her is worth--nothing. Understand? Nothing.
human
Will that please you?
gpt
Perhaps.
human
I don't think so. I don't think it will please you, really.
gpt
What do you mean?
human
You're too good a sort to enjoy spreading rotten fables about people who are in love with one another.
gpt
Yes. I suppose you--you're jealous or something--angry because my feelings have changed. I understand that--it's natural, and I don't defend myself, you know. It's natural you should want to hurt me, but aren't you choosing rather a rotten way of doing it, 'cos you're hurting an innocent girl into the bargain. It's way down below your form to side up with these men who are against me--isn't it, now? As a friend, I'd drop out of this deal--clean out--it--it's not up to your standard.
human
Why do you say this to me?
gpt
Because I like you too well to associate you with----
human
You like me?
gpt
Yes.
human
Still?
gpt
Not still, he answered, truthfully,
human
No good, Tony. It wouldn't make any difference if I dropped out. I know it's beastly, but that can't be helped. They mean to have their answer, whatever happens.
gpt
They've come to the wrong house to get it,
human
You refuse to speak?
gpt
I do.
human
Mr. Van Diest would pay you--enormously.
gpt
Course he would.
human
Twenty per cent after exploitation and a million down.
gpt
I'll take it in copper, please.