human
That dog is naturally stupid, Francis--all my dogs are. They continually cheat me on dogs, said Kimberly presently.
gpt
You don’t think so? Very well, I will bet you this bank-note, he took one from his waistcoat as he spoke,
human
I have no money to bet you, Robert.
gpt
I will give you odds.
human
You well know I do not bet--is it not so?
gpt
You are always wanting money; now I will bet you the bank-note against one dollar, Francis, that you cannot stop him on ’two’.
human
How much is the bank-note, Robert?
gpt
One hundred dollars.
human
You would lose your money. Sugar knows how to stop. In any case, I have no dollar.
gpt
I will bet the money against ten cents.
human
I have not even ten cents.
gpt
I am sorry, Francis, to see a man receiving as large a salary as you do, waste it in dissipation and luxury. However, if you have no money, I will bet against your habit.
human
If I should lose my habit, what would I do?
gpt
You could wear a shawl,
human
All would laugh at me. In any case, to bet the clothes off my back would be a sin.
gpt
I am so sure I am right, I will bet the money against your snuff-box, Francis,
human
My snuff-box I cannot bet, since Cardinal Santopaolo gave it to me.
gpt
Francis, think of what you could do for your good-for-nothing boys with one hundred dollars.
human
I will bet this, continued the tempter,
gpt
Sugar will stop on ’two’,
human
Dare you bet?
gpt
Enough! I bet! It is the snuff against the money. May my poor boys win!
human
Now tell me again, said Kimberly,
gpt
I say to him, explained Francis,
human
I understand; then you say, ’One, two, three!’
gpt
Exactly.
human
When you say ’three,’ he gets the lump?
gpt
Yes.
human
But the first time you say the verse you stop at ’two.’ Then you repeat the verse. If the dog takes the lump before you reach the end the second time and say ’three’----
gpt
You get the snuff!
human
Sugar! Guarda!