human
I am afraid, he said to Anna afterwards,
gpt
Did you--did you really think that they would take you for a Frenchman?
human
I don't see why not, he answered.
gpt
These clothes are French, and I'm sure this floppy bow would make a Frenchman of me anyhow. Perhaps I ought to have let you order the dinner, but I think I got through it pretty well.
human
You did, Anna exclaimed.
gpt
Thank Heaven, they are bringing the _hors d'oeuvres_. John, I shall eat that whole tin of sardines. Do take them away from me after I have had four.
human
After all, Sir John remarked complacently,
gpt
Permit me to offer you the English paper which has just arrived, Sir John, he said, holding out a _Daily Telegraph_.
human
You may find in it a paragraph of some interest to you.
gpt
You--appear to know my name, sir,
human
Oh, yes, the stranger remarked good-humouredly.
gpt
I know you very well by sight, Sir John. It is my business to know most people. We were fellow passengers from Charing Cross, and we have been fellow lodgers in the Rue d'Entrepot. I trust you will not accuse me of discourtesy if I express my pleasure that henceforth our ways will lie apart.
human
Read this, John.