human
Hello, Ben! he chanted with an infectious smile.
gpt
I would like to shake, but my hands are wrapped up just like a petrified mummy.
human
Say, Ben, it was good of you to stick, bring me here, and then come every day to see me. I woke up in the night and the nurse--God bless her--she is a kind soul--she told me all about it.
gpt
Hiram, as we were sort of partners in crime I had to stick.
human
But say, we brought the ship in, didn't we? Sit around nearer the foot of the bed where I can see you. My tongue is about the only part of me I can move. Every bone in my body feels as though it was broken twice, and every rib creaks when I breathe. Job never had anything on me.
gpt
You'll be all right in a day or two if you take things easy.
human
Oh, I'll not stay here long, Doc or no Doc. I'm only sore and that doesn't count for much. Ben, do you know what I would like to have right now?--a porterhouse steak, thick as a flagstone, smothered in mushrooms, and I'm going to have it if there's one in the town. By the way, what town are we in, Ben?
gpt
Better stick here till to-morrow anyway, then we will see how you feel,
human
All right, old partner, but not a minute longer--they're mighty good to me, but I don't like the carbolic odor that comes floating down the hall. It makes me think of a Long Island fertilizing plant, or a morgue.
gpt
Oh's and
human
Ah's and
gpt
Ouch's,