human
It's like this, lads, he said in a voice that implied that he was confiding in us:
gpt
I've come home here to Topham with a fortune, to be sure, and I've come to end my days in the town that gave me birth. But-- his voice now fell almost to a whisper--
human
I've left a king's wealth on the coast of Guinea.
gpt
A fit treasure for an emperor!
human
With three good men to guard it, he went on after another pause.
gpt
Three tried, true men--friends of mine, every one of them. Suppose I _have_ made my fortune and come home to end my days in comfort? I'd as soon have a little more, _hadn't you_? And I'd as soon give a hand to a hard-working, honest boyhood friend, _hadn't you_? Here's what I done: I said to Seth Upham, who has robbed many a church with me--
human
I said to him, 'Seth, you and me is old friends. Now here's this little scheme. I've got plenty myself, so I'll gladly share with you. If you'll raise the money for this venture, you'll be helping three good men to get their little pile out of the hands of heathen savages, and half of the profits will be yours.' So he says he'll raise money for the venture, and he done so, and he's sold his store and his house, and now he can't back down. How about it, Seth?