human
Yes, he said one day in answer to a question Jerry put,
gpt
I have enough for my immediate needs. If I do not get back what I lent to my old friend--and I may even lose more, as I endorsed a note for him to cover a loan from another--and if I cannot use what Professor Petersen left me, I shall have before long to give up my work here, however. And, of course, the trip to the Amazon and the investigations there must be given up.
human
I am sorry, Professor. Can't we----
gpt
Tut, tut! interrupted Professor Snodgrass, with a kindly smile.
human
We'll no doubt find the girls--I hope so for their sake as well as my own--and perhaps my friend may be able to adjust his affairs, though I fear----Poor man, poor Albert! It will be a dreadful thing for him to lose all he has and be compelled to start the world over again at his age.