human
You had him all fixed! he began accusingly, thinking to head off with banter the question in her eyes.
gpt
The first thing he said was that you got up and rearranged the parlor furniture and fired the cook and fixed the furnace the very day you were born--well, I couldn't swear that he mentioned the furnace in so many words. But that was the general idea. You've always had your own way, and everybody else's way. And you always will. And he turned me out, laughing at me for thinking that I could change things.
human
What else did he say, dear? she asked with a quiet smile of full understanding.
gpt
About you?
human
He told me that I had to take a rest. I told him I hadn't worked for weeks. Then he told me that whatever I was doing I should stop it.
gpt
You are not telling me what he really said,
human
Oh, big words, all big long ones, that might have meant polygamy or liver trouble for all I knew. But the upshot of it was just what I knew before. I'm nervous and my temper is bad. And he must have known that I didn't have any money, for he really didn't ask me for any,
gpt
But it's just as I told him. If I could only rap out a decent few lines I'd be all--