human
Do you know we have two thousand dollars' worth of freight here, and you say we can get into New Orleans in two days? I must be dreaming.
gpt
But have you figured all the expenses--bar pilotage--river pilotage, dockage and everything?
human
No--not all--but it can't possibly be five hundred dollars; and we can make the round trip in a week. Fifteen hundred dollars a week, Ben; and they say they have enough timber to be moved to keep us going for a year! Ben, I'm dreaming--a coke-eater's dream--and if it wasn't for that infernal Becker matter, how we could clean up!
gpt
You were up all last night; better get some sleep,
human
Yes, I haven't had a real night's sleep for a long time, he added, with a note of sadness,