human
What is the matter? said he.
gpt
Was the Great Yellow King so kind to you as all that? I never heard of his being kind to anybody!
human
No, it isn't that!
gpt
Well, what is it then?
human
Well, said he,
gpt
I'll tell you. When his majesty used to come out of his palace, down the steps, he always gave me a cuff on the head, and another when he came back. What a fist his majesty had, to be sure! Now if he tries that game on with the porter who sits by the gates of Death, I am very much afraid they won't have him there at any price, and then he will come back to us!
human
Don't be afraid of that, Porter! He's dead and done for, and however much they wish it, they can never send him back to us again.