human
Come up to the sitting-room, my dear boy. I have some papers up there that may open your eyes. You need never work--
gpt
Stop! said Queed, and the old man stopped in his tracks.
human
Can't I make you understand? he went on, fighting hard for calmness.
gpt
Isn't it clear to you that _nothing_ could induce me to touch another penny of this money?
human
Ah! said Surface, in his softest voice.
gpt
Ah! And might I inquire the reason for this heroic self-restraint?
human
You choose your words badly. It is no restraint to honest men to decline to take other people's money.
gpt
Ah, I see. I see. I see,
human
Good-by.
gpt
No, no, said the old man, in an odd thick voice.
human
Not quite yet, if you please. There is still something that I want to say to you.