human
It's a bad bite, he said,
gpt
He was holding John's wounded hand.
human
So you've had your fight with a felis. A single encounter ought to be enough! If some one hadn't happened to step in and save you!--What do you suppose is the root of the idea universal in the consciousness of our race that if a man had not been a man he'd have been a lion; and that if a woman hadn't been a woman she'd have been a tigress?
gpt
I don't believe there's any such idea universal in the consciousness of the race,
human
It's universal in my consciousness, said the parson doggedly,
gpt
Women or Woman?
human
I don't know, observed John.
gpt
St. Paul knew a good deal, and said some necessary things.
human
St. Paul! exclaimed the parson condescendingly.
gpt
He knew a few noble Jewesses--superficially--with a scattering acquaintance among the pagan sisters around the shores of the Mediterranean. As for what he wrote on that subject--it may have been inspired by Heaven: it never could have been inspired by the sex.
human
Shakspeare, I suppose, said John.
gpt
The man in the Arabian Nights, cried the parson, who may have been put in mind of this character by his own attempts to furnish daily entertainment.
human
He knew a thousand of them--intimately. And cut off the heads of nine hundred and ninety-nine! The only reason he did not cut off the head of the other was that he had learned enough: he could not endure to know any more. All the evidence had come in: the case was closed.
gpt
I suppose there are men in the world, he continued,
human
I'll not do it, said John.
gpt
She's too noble.
human
Just for fun!
gpt
There's no fun in comparing a woman to a cat.
human
There is if she doesn't know it. Come, begin! And the parson laid one long forefinger on one long little finger and waited for the first specification.
gpt
Fineness,
human
Fondness for a nap,
gpt
Grace, said John.
human
Inability to express thanks,
gpt
A beautiful form, said John.
human
A desire to be stroked, said the parson.
gpt
Sympathy, said John.
human
Oh, no! said the parson;
gpt
human
Noble-mindedness,
gpt
That will not do either, said the parson.
human
Cats are not noble-minded; it's preposterous!
gpt
Perfect case of manner,
human
No vanity, said John.
gpt
No sense of humour,
human
Plenty of wit,
gpt
You keep on thinking too much about some woman,
human
Fastidiousness,
gpt
Soft hands and beautiful nails,
human
A gentle footstep, said John with a softened look coming into his eyes.
gpt
A quiet presence.
human
Beautiful taste in music,
gpt
Oh! dreadful! said the parson.
human
What on earth are you thinking about?
gpt
The love of rugs and cushions, said John, groping desperately.
human
The love of a lap,
gpt
The love of playing with its victim,
human
Capital! cried the parson.
gpt
That's the truest thing we've said. We'll not spoil it by another word;