human
I think that is all I can tell you, Mr. Allinson, he said.
gpt
On the whole, I venture to believe you must find our position eminently satisfactory. The one weak point, if I may say so, is the Rain Bluff mine. You will have seen that the shares are quoted down.
human
I've noticed it. What's the reason? The directors wouldn't let any information that might have a depressing effect leak out.
gpt
There has been some selling, Sharpe answered with a shrug.
human
It's possible that things have been kept too close. A little encouraging news given to the press now and then goes a long way, but silence tends to uneasiness. He hesitated.
gpt
I suppose I must not ask about the Company's prospects until you have met the Board?
human
You have been investing?
gpt
I bought in the open market, with no favor shown. The firm has treated me liberally, but I may have to make room for a younger man by and by, and I had two boys to start. One at law, the other as surgeon; but they are only beginning to stand on their own feet, and it was a drain. What was left went into the Rain Bluff. I felt I was safe in a venture organized by us.