human
All that's clear enough, he said, leaning back and clasping his hands round his knee.
gpt
You owed a little money, and that means of escape-- though destruction would be the better word--always _is_ placed conveniently near at hand. Don't tell me any more about that part of the business. The other half is the most important. You had scraped together the money, principal and interest?
human
Every penny, said Clive looking up quickly.
gpt
How could you manage that?
human
I'm sure I hardly know, he said with a half laugh. Then he added, with more confidence than he had yet shown--
gpt
You wouldn't understand my shifts. I sold some things, and the rest I got out of myself somehow. I wonder now I didn't break down.
human
I expect you did,