human
Oh, Harley, I know it is he! Villa cried.
gpt
Can't you test him? Can't you prove him?
human
But how? Harley pondered.
gpt
He seems to recognize his name. It excites him. And though he never knew us very well, he seems to remember us and to be excited by us, too. If only he could talk . . .
human
Oh, talk! Talk!
gpt
Be careful, madam, Jacob Henderson warned.
human
He is a very sour dog; and he don't let people take such liberties.
gpt
He does me, she laughed, half-hysterically.
human
Because he knows me. . . . Harley! She broke off as the great idea dawned on her.
gpt
I have a test. Listen! Remember, Jerry was a nigger-chaser before we got him. And Michael was a nigger-chaser. You talk in beche-de-mer. Appear angry with some black boy, and see how it will affect him.
human
I'll have to remember hard to resurrect any beche-de-mer,
gpt
At the same time I'll distract him,