human
What all's been happening in the world, anyway? he asked, when they had exhausted some very trivial subjects.
gpt
Your world, I mean. Anything new or startling taken place?
human
Not a thing. Marthy was down last week and spent the day with us. I never saw anybody change as much as she has. She looks almost neat, these days. And she can't talk about anything but Charlie and how well he's doing. She lets him do most of the managing, I think. And he had some money left to him, this spring, and has put it into cattle. He bought quite a lot of mixed stock from Seabeck and some from Winters and Nelson, Marthy says. I passed some of his cattle coming up.
gpt
Going to have a rival in the business, am I? Ward laughed.
human
I was figuring on being the only thriving young cattle-king in this neck of the woods, myself.
gpt
Well, Charlie's in a fair way to beat you to it. I wish, sighed Billy Louise,
human
Well, we-- Ward stopped and reconsidered.
gpt
If wolfing continues to pay like it has done, he said, with a twitch of the lips,
human
I intend to stick my little Y6 monogram on a few more cowhides before snow flies, William. And when you've had enough of this friend business--
gpt
Oh, by that time we'll all be rich!