human
Let no one rise! I remember that when Uncle said this at the big naval dinner at Kiel it made a great sensation as an example of his ready tact. He realised that if they had once risen there would have been great difficulty in their order of procedure for sitting down again. He was afraid that the same difficulty might have been felt here in the boarding house. But I don't think it would, and I don't think that they were going to stand up, anyway. They just went on eating. I noticed one cheap-looking young man watching Uncle with a sort of half smile as he moved towards his seat. I heard him say to his neighbour,
gpt
Some scout, eh?
human
Is this a pheasant? he asked when the servant maid passed him his dish of meat. I heard the mean young man whisper,
gpt
I guess not. Presently some hash was brought in and Uncle said,
human
Ha! A Salmi! Ha! excellent!
gpt
Get on to this, will you?