human
Well, said Mr. George, after some hesitation,
gpt
I am by no means sure that it would not be a good plan for you to buy the watch chain. A gold chain is an article of permanent and intrinsic value. It will last a very long time. Perhaps you would get as much enjoyment from it as from any thing you could buy with that money. At any rate, the money is your own; you have saved it from your travelling expenses by your prudence and economy; and it is right for you to expend it as you take a fancy. If you take a fancy to the chain, I do not know why it would not be a good purchase.
human
I think I should like the chain very much,
gpt
Let us see, said Mr. George, in a musing sort of tone;
human
I don't know, said Rollo.
gpt
How much is it?
human
Let me see, said Mr. George;
gpt
he added, after a moment's reflection,
human
How so?
gpt
Why, the money that you will pay for it will produce about fifty cents a year, if you keep it at interest; and of course, if you buy a chain with the money, you stop all that income.
human
Yes, said Rollo,
gpt
I understand that for the fifty cents: and now for the other ten. You said sixty cents.
human
Why, the chain will be gradually wearing out all the time, while you use it, said Mr. George,
gpt
Yes, said Rollo,
human
I suppose it would.