human
Well, old pard! Anne says you are to come with me. She has a word to say. She is a wizard, too, so you'd best obey without question.
gpt
Can Anne help me in the planning of the legal defence of those lava-cliffs at Pebbly Pit?
human
I'll admit you're not smoking, even though you rushed to a sanctum protected from girls' invasion; and you are not thinking of lava or injunctions, just now. You're pitying yourself for what you consider shabby treatment, while all the time Anne can see that your evening's disappointment is your own fault.
gpt
For goodness' sake, tell Anne to advise me what to do, if she knows every cure.
human
Come on and have a talk with her. She is just outside, waiting for us,
gpt
Anne, what's the matter with Polly? She doesn't seem to know I am on earth. Did you watch her enjoy that dance with a kid like Ken, and then snub _me_ outright when I asked her to dance the next one with me?
human
I don't know what she did, Tom, but let me give you a bit of sensible advice about Polly. John thinks I am right in this, too, don't you, dear?
gpt
Yes, Tom, Anne is a wonder in such things. You listen to her, old man,