human
It's all rather sudden, Dominic, he said.
gpt
I do not want to intrude upon your confidence; but if there is anything behind, anything in which I can help?
human
Nothing, my good old friend,
gpt
The wife's right, you know. You'll miss the bank, the regular hours, and the occupation. She's quite right. I did at first.
human
I know. But already I have pretty well got through that phase, I think.
gpt
Ah, you have a bigger mind than mine. You can rise to a wider view. Change affects a commonplace man like myself most. I was dreadfully lost at first--more than the wife knew. Females are very sensitive, and it would have hurt her to know all I felt. If the Almighty is good enough to give a man a faithful woman to look after him, he can't be too scrupulous in sparing her pain--at least, so I think. Suddenly his tone changed.
human
But you are not going to leave us, Dominic?--you are not going to move, I do hope?