human
Please, sir, a gentleman which his name is Mr. Larkin, is at the door, and wishes to see you, sir, on partickler business, please.
gpt
Just wait a moment, Edward. Three fathom--two--four feet--by Jove! So it is. We might have been aground for five hours; a shame there isn't a buoy there--got off in a coach, by Jove! _Larkin_? Has he no card?
human
Yes, sir, please.
gpt
Oh! yes--very good. Mr. Larkin--The Lodge. Does he look like a gatekeeper?
human
No, sir, please; quite the gentleman.
gpt
What the devil can he want of me? Are you certain he did not ask for my uncle?
human
Yes, sir--the Honourable Mr. Verney--which I told him he wasn't here.
gpt
And why did not you send him away, then?
human
He asked me if you were here, and wished to see you partickler, sir.
gpt
Larkin--The Lodge; what is he like--tall or short--old or young?
human
Tall gentleman, please, sir--not young--helderley, sir, rayther.
gpt
By Jove! Larkin? I think it _is_.--Is he bald--a long face, eh?
human
Yes, sir, a good deal in that way, sir--rayther.
gpt
Show him in, said Cleve;
human
I shall hear all about it, now, he soliloquised as the man departed.
gpt
Yes, the luckiest thing in the world!