human
There is, I said,
gpt
Will you go?
human
Of course, I'll go, I said.
gpt
There's nothing I should like better.
human
The _Finola_ is lying off Bangor, said Conroy.
gpt
I'll run you and Power down there in my motor. He'll land you wherever you like.
human
Good, I said.
gpt
I suppose I'll go in my shirt with a rope round my neck, like the burghers of Calais.
human
If that's the regular costume,
gpt
Now, as to the terms which you are prepared to offer the Government,
human
We will not have Home Rule,
gpt
Of course not, I said.
human
That will be understood at once. Shall I demand Mr. Redmond's head on a charger? I don't suppose you want it, but it's always well to ask for more than you mean to take. It gives the other side a chance of negotiating.
gpt
All we ask, said McNeice,
human
Either that, said Malcolmson,
gpt
They'll clear out, of course, I said.
human
If it's a choice between that and fighting. But what about governing the country afterwards?
gpt
We'll do that, said Conroy,
human
Oh, you will, I said.
gpt
Anyhow, you can't do it worse. But--there's just one point more. What about the Lord Lieutenant?
human
I don't know that he matters any,
gpt
He doesn't, I said,
human
If the Dublin people like airing their best clothes before an imitation king, said Cahoon,
gpt
I understand then, I said,
human
And no more talk about Home Rule,
gpt
Very well, I said,
human
I'll start at once.