human
Come, come! I said.
gpt
We are overdoing this folly. I know well enough what place this is; Mr. Poyntz began to tell me about it this afternoon. An amusing story--all about the Laughing Mill, and the fellow who was drowned, and the nymph of the pearl-shell necklace. You see, I know what I am talking about! But the tale broke off in the middle; perhaps you can finish it?
human
It is you who must finish it! returned the other.
gpt
But I want your sympathy; so let me tell my part.
human
Do so, said I,
gpt
I added, after a pause, in a less flippant tone.
human
I am a man, and I believe in human brotherhood.