human
Some rich people as well as poor have lean souls.
gpt
Rich people? Do you know any rich people?
human
No, but David says so.
gpt
David? You don't mean David Mucklow? He's a pore soul, sure enough.
human
I was speaking of King David, who wrote the Psalms. When people's bodies wax fat with riches, their souls grow lean.
gpt
Ah-h-h! They wax so fat that they stick in the Narrer Gate?
human
Yes; I suppose so.
gpt
I see you slipping through that Gate like a lozenge.
human
Oh, please don't say that! 'Tis a figure of speech, Mr. Yellam. Thin people may have lean souls. I sometimes think that my soul is lean, when I lie awake thinking of--of----
gpt
Of what, dear?
human
Of myself, and what I want for myself.
gpt
What do you want?
human
Lots and lots of things.