human
I shouldn't like to say, I stammered.
gpt
But it must be some nest egg!
human
Well over half a million dollars, he announced, quietly.
gpt
There! I've put all my cards on the table, at last, and I suggest five thousand dollars down for you, and then--ten thousand for each year I live. _But_ . . . nothing when I die. How's that, George?
human
It is--magnificent--staggering! I exclaimed, trying to remember the present rate of exchange.
gpt
But it's silly to make such a proposition.
human
Is it? We shall see!
gpt
You could rely on my help in any case.
human
I believe you. In spite of it, however, I think you'll agree that our interests will be identical in future.
gpt
I'm with you heart and soul in this gland business, I said.
human
I always was, but . . .
gpt
Now, George, admit that you're keener than you were.
human
Willingly!
gpt
Shake on it!