human
Have I got to deal him a knockout blow?
gpt
Do you speak English?
human
Why, yes,
gpt
Well, I'm glad of that! said Greg.
human
I feel like a fish out of water in this joint.
gpt
An American? said the other.
human
How did you happen to come here?
gpt
The hotels are full at this season. I put up at the first where I could get a room. Greg offered him a cigar.
human
But maybe you won't care for it, he added diffidently.
gpt
I expect you Spanish fellows know cigars.
human
We know them, the other said accepting it smilingly,
gpt
Been in this town long?
human
Just got in from New Orleans.
gpt
Live there?
human
No, I live in Managuay.
gpt
Ah,
human
Perhaps you never heard of Managuay?
gpt
Oh, yes, said Greg feeling his way, as he had once done with another young man from Managuay.
human
I once met some charming ladies from Managuay. Perhaps you know them. Señorita de Socotra and her mother.
gpt
I know of them of course. They are grand people at home. But I don't move in such circles.
human
And there was a Señorita Guiterrez with them,
gpt
Oh, everybody knows her,
human
The father interested me, Greg persisted.
gpt
Señor Francisco de Socotra---- here the young man's eyes gleamed, but Greg could not be sure with what kind of feeling.
human
Very handsome man, Greg went on,
gpt
I know him,
human
What do you think of him?
gpt
I prefer not to say, he replied setting his jaw.
human
It wouldn't be polite.