human
Mr. Hennessey, the superintendent, said I was to bring you to his office when you arrived,
gpt
Thank you.
human
You are Mr. Carlton's son, aren't you?
gpt
Yes.
human
I thought you must be. Mr. Hennessey himself is going to take you through the works.
gpt
Mr. Carlton and his friend are here, he announced to the boy who opened the door.
human
Tell Mr. Hennessey right away.
gpt
I'm glad to see you, Mr. Carlton, he said.
human
I'm Hennessey, the superintendent. Possibly you may have heard your father speak of me; I have been helping him make sugar for twenty years.
gpt
Indeed Dad has spoken of you, Mr. Hennessey, he said, returning the hearty hand-shake.
human
He depends on you a lot. He says he always feels sure that when you're on the job everything will be all right.
gpt
I merely try to run your father's place as if it were my own,
human
That's just it--that's why Father feels he can go to the North Pole if he wants to and not worry while he's gone, nodded Bob.
gpt
I think it is mighty good of you to bother with my chum and me. Can't you send some one to take us through the refinery? There is not the slightest need for you to go with us yourself.
human
Oh, I wouldn't think of turning you over to some one else. You see I am interested in your sugar education; I can't allow the boss's son to get a wrong start in the business,
gpt
I'm afraid I'm not starting in the business, protested Bob, shaking his head deprecatingly.
human
I'm only trying to learn a little something about Dad's job, so I can be a bit more intelligent about it.
gpt
You're going to investigate the way your father earns his money, eh? chuckled the superintendent.
human
Well, I'll tell you right now you need do no blushing for your father's business methods; he makes his fortune as cleanly and honestly as any man could make it.
gpt
I'll take a chance on Dad,
human
You can do so with safety.