human
Whose is the brat? he asked of his wife, knowing very well that, at least, it was not hers, since it must of a certainty have been born three years before he went
gpt
on the Mediterranean.
human
Whose? Have you grown so rich that you adopt children now; or is it paid for, eh?
gpt
It is paid for, the patient creature said, shuddering at the man's return, since she had hoped that he had died in the galley and would never, consequently, wander back to Paris to molest her.
human
Paid for, and will be----
gpt
Badly paid for, at least, since its adoption leads you to no better circumstances than these in which I find you. Give me some food. I have eaten nothing for hours.
human
Nor I; nor the child there. Not for twenty-four hours. I have not a sol; nor anything to sell.