human
Frieda, she called,
gpt
I was looking for you, Frieda, said Miss Lyndesay.
human
But Hannah said you were in Ryde.
gpt
Yesterday, gracious lady, said Frieda, ducking in a courtesy,
human
O Dear! It seems as though I couldn't wait a minute longer. It takes such an eternity for them to get in. Do you think you can see her, Karl? Take the glasses and look. See if you don't think that little red speck in the bow is her?
gpt
After the verb 'to be'--
human
O, bother, Karl! You are fussier about my English than my German.
gpt
It's a fact, Hannah, you are more careless about English than about German. Not in grammar only, but in pronunciation. How is a poor foreigner to guess that 'sumpn' for instance means 'something'?
human
If it didn't mean anything, I wouldn't say it, retorted Hannah saucily.
gpt
Is there any other criticism you have to make upon my use of my native tongue, Mr. Germany?
human
You drop your final 'g' occasionally, and always your final 'r',
gpt
You can't hear an 'r' unless it's rolled over the tongue like macaroni, Karl Von Arndtheim! Just wait till you hear the western girls talk, and you'll be satisfied. Look! Look! It's as much as an inch nearer. Give me the glasses again. I do believe that's Frieda. No, not the red one, but the blue one with the veil floating. Can you see?