human
It is nearly twenty years since I came down here before, said the younger of the two men, suddenly giving the conversation a personal turn.
gpt
Just after I was out of college, at any rate. My father had bought this point of land with the islands. I think he meant to come and hunt in the autumn, and was misled by false accounts of deer and moose. He sent me down to oversee something or other; I believe he had some surveyors at work, and thought they had better be looked after; so I got my chum Carew to come along, and we found plenty of trout, and had a great time until he gave his ankle a bad sprain.
human
What did you do then?
gpt
I stayed by, of course; I had nothing to do in those days, answered Mr. Aldis.
human
It was one of those nice old-fashioned country neighborhoods where there was plenty of fun among the younger people,--sailing on moonlight nights, and haycart parties, and dances, and all sorts of things. We used to go to prayer-meeting nine or ten miles off, and sewing societies. I had hard work to get away! We made excuse of Carew's ankle joint as long as we could, but he'd been all right and going everywhere with the rest of us a fortnight before we started. We waited until there was ice alongshore, I remember.
gpt
Daniel R. Carew, was it, of the New York Stock Exchange? asked the listener.
human
He strikes you as being a very grave sort of person now; doesn't like it if he finds anybody in his chair at the club, and all that.
gpt
I can stir him up, said Mr. Aldis confidently.
human
Poor old fellow, he has had a good deal of trouble, one way and another. How the Landing has grown up! Why, it's a good-sized little town!
gpt
I'm sorry it is so late, he added, after a long look at a farm on the shore which they were passing.
human
I meant to go to see the people up there,