human
Davies was keen on business and offered my man improved preemptions in a dozen different townships, he said.
gpt
Pressed him to go out and take a look at them; but when he heard the buyer wanted an Allenwood location he wouldn't trade.
human
What do you gather from that?
gpt
The thing seems pretty plain, and what I've found out since yesterday agrees with my conclusions. Davies is pressed for money, but he means to hold on to Allenwood as long as he can. A good harvest would help him because he'd then be able to get in some money from his customers.
human
A good harvest would help us all; but there's not much hope of it unless the weather changes. In the meanwhile, we'll let the matter drop, because I don't want to give the fellow a hint about my plans.
gpt
What's the weather been like?
human
Bad, said Devine gloomily.
gpt
Hot and blowing hard.