human
Hans, thou wist it is customary for chaplains to be entertained in great houses?
gpt
Ay,
human
I desire not to ape the great: but--thinkest thou we might not have a prophet's chamber in some corner at Selwick--the chamber over the east porch, belike?
gpt
Truly, if the prophet were to hand,
human
The prophet is to hand rather than the chamber, was the answer.
gpt
Couldst thou not guess I meant Mr Marshall?
human
A good thought, truly,
gpt
That will I ask my grandmother,