human
Do you mean to insinuate that I am an aristocrat, baby?
gpt
I do not mean to say anything at all, citizen Schneider; but I know you are a scholar, and I wanted to attract your attention to a poor little boy like me, and I thought to do it by quoting a language that is familiar to you, and a saying from an author whom you like.
human
Faith, that is well said!
gpt
Recommended to Euloge much more than to the citizen Schneider, I ought to speak as well as possible in order to be worthy of the recommendation.
human
And who recommended you?
gpt
My father. Here is his letter.
human
Ah, ha! an old friend. He read it from one end to the other; then he said,
gpt
Your father certainly writes the purest Latin of any one living. Then, holding out his hand to the boy, he asked,
human
Will you breakfast with me?
gpt
No, I understand, laughed Schneider;
human
Oh! with pleasure,
gpt
Well?
human
We can drink the rest a little later to the welfare of the Republic, answered the boy;
gpt
Faith! he is very nice, he observed. Then, as the old servant brought in the French and German papers at that moment, he asked:
human
Do you know German?
gpt
Not a word.
human
Very well; then I will teach you.
gpt
With the Greek?
human
With the Greek. So you are ambitious to learn Greek?
gpt
It is my only wish.
human
We will try to satisfy it. Here is the 'Moniteur Français'; read it while I look over the 'Vienna Gazette.'
gpt
Oh, oh! said Euloge, as he read.
human
said Charles, also reading;
gpt
What is the date of your 'Moniteur'?
human
The 8th,
gpt
Does it say anything else?
human
Go on,
gpt
Long live the Republic!
human
The infamous creature! said Schneider.
gpt
After having dishonored the throne, nothing must do but she must dishonor the scaffold also.
human
Hussars of Death,