human
That's good! Charmian began, after a little pause.
gpt
I was almost afraid--here's the champagne! We ought to drink a toast to-night, I think. Suppose we--
human
We'll drink to Alston's career,
gpt
Alston!
human
And now no more toasts for the present. They seem too formal when only we three are together. And we know what we wish each other without them. Oyster soup! You see, I remembered what you are fond of, Claudie. I recollect ages ago in London I once met Mr. Whistler. It was when I was very small. He came to lunch with Madre. By the way, Claude, did you take Madre's cablegram with you when you went to answer your call?
gpt
Yes.
human
I thought you had, because I couldn't find it. Well Mr. Whistler came to lunch with us, Alston. And he talked about nothing but oysters.
gpt
Was he painting them at the time? A nocturne of natives?
human
How absurd you are! But he knew everything that could be known about Blue Points--