human
You shouldn't permit it,
gpt
Ah, but I must not quarrel with my bread and butter, was her reply, half mournful, half whimsical.
human
Not one man in ten thinks of taking off his hat or dropping his cigar when he enters our 'shop.' No, Mr. Forrest, we are wage-workers who can't afford to draw the line at the manners of our customers.
gpt
But--are there not some who--who become impertinent--familiar--if not checked at the start?
human
Not often, she answered, presently,
gpt
You must pardon my intrusion. I could not but catch something of this conversation, and had I known before that Mr. Wells was contemplating a change here I should have eagerly availed myself of the privilege our friendship gives to recommend this young lady, of whose character and qualifications--we being inmates of the same household--I can speak _ex cathedra_, as it were, and can hardly speak too highly.