human
I'm glad, he said. Then, as an afterthought,
gpt
We bin holdin' a meetin', said Curly Saunders heavily.
human
Y' see, it ain't no good.
gpt
You mean----?
human
The prospect, Beasley broke in and laughed.
gpt
Say, we sure been suckers stayin' around so long. Ther' ain't no gold within a hundred miles of us. We're just lyin' rottin' around like--stinkin' sheep.
human
Sure. That's why we held a meeting. We're goin' to up stakes an' git.
gpt
Where to?
human
See here, he cried, with sudden force.
gpt
What's the use in astin' fool questions? Ther' ain't no gold, ther' ain't nuthin'. We got color fer scratchin' when we first gathered around like skippin' lambs, but ther's nuthin' under the surface, an' the surface is played right out. I tell you it's a cursed hole. Jest look around. Look at yonder Devil's Hill. Wher'd you ever see the like? That's it. Devil's Hill. Say, it's a devil's region, an' everything to it belongs to the devil. Ther' ain't nuthin' fer us--nuthin', but to die of starvin'. Ah, psha'! It's a lousy world. Gawd, when I think o' the wimminfolk it makes my liver heave. Say, some of them pore kiddies ain't had milk fer weeks, an' we only ke'p 'em alive thro' youse two fellers. Say, he went on, in a sudden burst of passion,