human
My lovely maiden, he said,
gpt
It was so ordained by men, replied Marguerite defiantly,
human
My dear child, said the Countess,
gpt
When the day arrives, snapped the Admiral,
human
Then why, twitted the Countess,
gpt
I am not courting unnecessary danger, retorted the Admiral;
human
So you can hear the bomb explosions,
gpt
And why not? snapped the Admiral;
human
But you have not been bred for danger, scoffed the Countess.
gpt
Perhaps you would do well to have your reactions to fear tested out in the psychic laboratories; if you should pass the test you might be elected as a father of soldiers; it would surely set a good example to our impecunious Hohenzollern bachelors for whom there are no wives.
human
Has that not been tried?
gpt
It has, stated the Eugenist,
human
And how did they turn out?
gpt
They mutinied and murdered their officers and then held an election-- Zimmern paused and I caught his eye which seemed to say,
human
We have gone too far with this.
gpt
Yes, and what happened?
human
They all voted for themselves as Colonel,
gpt
Of course, he enthused;
human
But Jesus was not a coward, spoke up Marguerite.
gpt
I have read the story of his life; it is very wonderful; he was a brave man, who met his death unflinchingly.
human
But where did you read it? asked the Countess.
gpt
It must be very new. I try to keep up on the late novels but I never heard of this 'Story of Jesus.'