human
Fine doings, Master Fink, fine doings! It is high time the world came to an end.
gpt
What, in Heaven's name, has put you in such a fever? I inquired, looking up from the newspaper in which I was reading an account of a wonderful ox, which had a man's head growing out of one shoulder and a turtle out of the other.
human
Ah, I cried, in sudden fear,
gpt
No need to trouble, Master Fink, said Anna, in a slightly acid tone;
human
Already, Anna, I cried, joyously,
gpt
I don't deny it; I am fond of good cooking. It is nothing to be ashamed of; we were sent into the world to eat, as well as to do other things, and it is right that we should enjoy it.
human
It is not the goose that has put me in a fever, said Anna,
gpt
Has he been behaving rudely to you, Anna?
human
What! she screamed, in a voice so shrill that I jumped in my chair.
gpt
He! A lamp-post like him! If he dared, I'd box his ears till I set them on fire!
human
Well, then, I asked, wiping my eyes, for I had brought the tears into them,
gpt
Gideon Wolf is courting.
human
It is not possible, I cried;
gpt
I don't dream, said Anna,
human
Bound the goose's waist!
gpt
Pray to-night, Master Fink, she said,
human
Stay, Anna, I said, conscience-stricken,
gpt
Round Katrine Loebeg's, replied Anna, sorrowfully.
human
The child--the poor, misguided child! It was only yesterday I was nursing her on my knee and tossing her in the air.