human
He will never pay me, I thought.
gpt
The debt is not even doubtful; it is bad. Well, it is a good thing I can afford to lose the money. Just at that moment Gideon himself entered and stood before me.
human
Something is in the wind, thought I.
gpt
If he comes to borrow more money he may save himself the trouble of asking. I do not give him another florin.
human
Master Fink, said Gideon,
gpt
I wish to speak to you.
human
Yes, Gideon, yes, I said, drawing a double line with my ruler, a thick one and a thin one; I kept my books very neatly, and often turned over the leaves with pride.
gpt
What have you to say?
human
I am not getting along well, Master Fink.
gpt
That is plain,
human
I might go on like this for fifty years, he continued,
gpt
It really appears so, I said;