human
May I ask your motive in springing this on me, Marquise?
gpt
Mon Dieu, Col-on-el, I thought you'd like to know what a friend you have.
human
Damn his friendship. That's not the reason. You've something up your sleeve.
gpt
Have I? Then I must leave it to you to tell me what it is. But when you do, she added, smiling,
human
I hope you'll take another tone. In France men are gallant with women--
gpt
And in England women are straight with men. What they have to say they say. They don't lay snares, or lie in ambush.
human
Quant à cela, Col-on-el, il y en a pour tous les goûts, même en Angleterre.
gpt
I'll bid you good-by, madame.