human
What does your Government think I should want the darned thing for?
gpt
Oh, I don't know. I suppose the usual reasons.
human
What are they? said Conroy,
gpt
Well, I said,
human
There's more than that in it, I said.
gpt
That's only an example, quite a small example of the kind of thing I mean. But those little things count, you know. And, of course, the extra tip that the fellow expects in the morning wouldn't matter to you.
human
There are other points, too, I went on.
gpt
For instance a quite pretty girl called Tottie Pringle wants to marry my nephew Godfrey--at least he says she does--simply because he'll be Lord Kilmore when I'm dead. You've met my nephew Godfrey, so you'll realize that she can't possibly have any other motive.
human
What, said Conroy,
gpt
It's not my Government, I said.
human
I'm not mixed up with it or responsible for it in any way.
gpt
I always understood, said Conroy,
human
Everybody understands that, I said,
gpt
Is that all?
human
That's all I can think of. But, of course, there may be other things.
gpt
I reckon, said Conroy,