human
How long are you going to stand this night-and-day business? I don't see when you get any sleep?
gpt
One doesn't need much sleep on a loafing job like this. You see, there is little to do here nights, and less in the day time, so I manage pretty well.
human
Why can't I stay here every other night for you, so that you can get more sleep? I can stand it.
gpt
I don't look as though I was getting thin, do I? By the way, who is that fat party I notice about here occasionally, who seems to be interested in loading for Becker & Co.?
human
You mean that fellow whose face looks like over-ripe cow's liver, and waddles, and whose clothes are smelly?
gpt
Yes, I think that is the man,
human
That is Becker himself. He buys all the rejects of the city's provision inspectors and almost anything that's got grease or fertilizer in it. He used to load that stuff during the day, but they got to making a fuss about his taking it through the street and made him handle it at night, when graveyards hold their noses. Gad, I always hate to see him coming.
gpt
Becker & Co., fertilizer works?
human
Yes, somewhere up the river.