human
What is to become of me?
gpt
I really cannot tell you, I replied.
human
It must be quite plain to you that there is not much love lost between us. Our conversation yesterday was not the pleasantest in the world, and you left me in a very insolent manner. You said things which I shall not easily forget. You are a man, and you must shift for yourself in the best way you can. I do not presume to dictate to you, or to offer you advice.
gpt
Master Fink, he said, cringing,
human
I am sorry for the words I spoke when I left you yesterday. I will beg your pardon if you wish me to.
gpt
I do not wish it. Yon are humble now because you are frightened. It may be, Gideon, when I return from my journey, that I may still be disposed to act as your friend; I tell you honestly that it depends upon circumstances and what happens to me during the time I am away.
human
Where are you going?
gpt
I shall not tell you; I am my own master, and my movements are free. It remains for me to inform you that you cannot remain in this house during my absence.
human
What! You turn me out-of-doors!
gpt
It can scarcely be regarded in that light, I said;
human
She is a cat!
gpt
Well, at all events she has a set of long, sharp nails, and I should advise you to be civil to her. You remember what I told you yesterday about the invisible gentleman you play cards with in the middle of the night. Anna has got scent of it, and she vows she will not sleep in the house with you and that--that strange friend of yours, unless she has a man to protect her. You see, Gideon, there is no help for it.
human
I have no money to pay for lodgings elsewhere, he said.
gpt
Are you going to leave me to starve?
human
No; here are two watches to clean and regulate; let them be in first-rate going order at the end of the week, and I will pay you more than your food and lodging will cost you. As for starving at any time, are you not an able-bodied man, with a strong pair of hands, and a good trade at your fingers' ends? No man who is willing to work need starve in this town.