human
Good boy,
gpt
A most important speech by the Screamer, he announced, honouring by this name a prominent member of the Cabinet.
human
He seems to suggest an Anglo-Russo-Germanic-French-Italian-American alliance, and says with some justice that it ought to be a very fairly powerful combination. It is directed, as far as I can make out, against Mr. and Mrs. Kruger.
gpt
Yes, read it all very carefully, very carefully indeed, Toby, she said.
human
But just attend to me a moment first; I shan't keep you.
gpt
What is it?
human
Toby, speaking purely in the abstract, what do you do if a man wants to borrow money from you?
gpt
In the abstract I am delighted to lend it to him, he said.
human
In the concrete I tell him I haven't got a penny, as a rule.
gpt
I see, said Lily;
human
Yes; for, supposing that it is the right sort of person who asks you for money, it is rather a compliment. It must be a difficult thing to do, and it implies a sort of intimacy.
gpt
And if it is the wrong sort of person?
human
The wrong sort of person has usually just that shred of self-respect that prevents him asking you.
gpt
Door-mats--door-mats!
human
All right; but why be personal? Who wants to borrow money from you, Lily?
gpt
I didn't say anyone did, she replied, throwing the note of her envelope into the grate.
human
Don't be inquisitive. I shall ask abstract questions if I like, and when I like, and how I like. Read the Screamer's speech with great care, and be ready by twelve. You are going to take me to the Old Masters.