human
What I want you to do, said Mr. George Wright, as he leaned towards the old sailor,
gpt
Aye, aye,
human
A rich uncle, continued the young man, lowering his voice to prevent any keen ears in the next bar from acquiring useless knowledge.
gpt
An uncle from New Zealand, who is going to leave me all 'is money.
human
Where's it coming from?
gpt
It ain't coming, was the reply.
human
You've only got to say you've got it. Fact of the matter is, I've got my eye on a young lady; there's another chap after 'er too, and if she thought I'd got a rich uncle it might make all the difference. She knows I 'ad an uncle that went to New Zealand and was never heard of since. That's what made me think of it.
gpt
How can I be a rich uncle without any brass?
human
I should 'ave to lend you some--a little,
gpt
What I want you to do, said Mr. George Wright,
human
I've had money lent me before, he said, candidly,
gpt
It don't matter, said the other.
human
It'll only be for a little while, and then you'll 'ave a letter calling you back to New Zealand. See? And you'll go back, promising to come home in a year's time, after you've wound up your business, and leave us all your money. See?
gpt
But she's sure to find it out in time,
human
P'r'aps, said Mr. Wright.
gpt
And p'r'aps not. There'll be plenty of time for me to get married before she does, and you could write back and say you had got married yourself, or given your money to a hospital.
human
I've only known you for about ten days, he concluded,
gpt
I took a fancy to you the moment I set eyes on you, rejoined Mr. Kemp.
human
You're the living image of a young fellow that lent me five pounds once, and was drowned afore my eyes the week after. He 'ad a bit of a squint, and I s'pose that's how he came to fall overboard.