human
I'm not quite sure how far my authority goes until I look it up, he said.
gpt
I have rather a liking for Ingleby.
human
It is not exactly my business, but one would fancy that you couldn't very well discriminate, sir. Anything of the kind would have an undesirable effect upon the other men.
gpt
That is my affair, and Coulthurst glanced at him sharply.
human
It is a little difficult to understand why you raised the question only when they had found the gold.
gpt
I fancy that it is very natural, sir. It is no part of my duty to see the mining regulations are carried out, and it was not until I heard they had struck the lead that I remembered the little fact I noticed in looking over your register. It seemed advisable to let you know. The men seem inclined to find fault with everything just now, and if it came out that Ingleby's claim had not been sequestrated when it should have been they might get it into their heads that you had winked at the irregularity because you were on good terms with him. That would naturally increase my difficulties with them.
human
I am, he said,