human
The thirtieth to-day, isn't it? By a month do you mean a month or four weeks?
gpt
Well, four weeks, old chap!
human
That is less than a month.
gpt
I wish it weren't. But I have to sing in London at the Bechstein Hall early in June. So I'm running it pretty close as it is.
human
May the twenty-eighth you go, then,
gpt
That's it. But why these higher mathematics?
human
What is he up to, Mrs. Charmian?
gpt
I don't know,
human
Does he want to get rid of me? Is that why he was so keen to know whether it was four weeks or a month?
gpt
I am afraid that probably is it. But come up and see the flowers I've put in your room.
human
This is a little Paradise, said Lake, in his ringing baritone voice.
gpt
Sometimes this winter in Paris, when I was all in, don't you know--
human
All in?
gpt
Blues.
human
Oh, yes!
gpt
I'd think of Djenan-el-Maqui, and wish I was a composer instead of a singer--for a fifth of a minute.
human
Oh! she said reproachfully.
gpt
Only a fifth!
human
I know. It wasn't long. But you see I'm born to sing, so I'm bound to love it more than anything else. Making a noise--oh, it's rare!
gpt
I can get there pretty well now, don't you think?
human
Splendid! Your voice gets bigger and bigger! she said, with real enthusiasm.
gpt
But it's almost--
human
I know what you're going to say; but I shall always be a baritone. If you knew as much as I do about baritones turned into tenors, you'd say, 'Leave it alone, my boy!' and that's what I'm going to do. Now what about these flowers? It is good to be here.