human
Of course I go,
gpt
What, and listen to their pie-jaw?
human
There is precious little pie-jaw, as you call it, was Penrose's response.
gpt
We have jolly good entertainments almost every night, and some of the fellows who come to talk to us are not half bad, I can tell you! Besides, I go there to rub up my conversational French.
human
Conversational French! said Tom, only dimly understanding what he meant.
gpt
Dost 'a mean to say that they learn you French there?
human
There's a Frenchman who gives his services free, replied Penrose.
gpt
It's jolly good of him too, for the poor wretch has hardly a sixpence to his name; still he does it. In his way he's quite a French scholar, and he has helped me no end.
human
Ay, but you learnt French at school, said Tom;
gpt
Don't be an ass. Why, dozens of fellows go to him every night. A few weeks ago they didn't know a word of French, and now they are picking it up like mad. Besides all that, the Y.M.C.A. rooms are open every night, they have all sorts of games there, lots of newspapers, and they give you every facility for writing letters and that sort of thing.
human
By gum! said Tom,
gpt
I didn't know that.
human
That's because you have been making an ass of yourself. While the other fellows have been improving themselves you have been loafing around public-houses. Good night,
gpt
After all, he argued to himself presently,
human
I didn't join the Army to go to Sunday School, I joined to lick the blooming Germans.