human
Another rise?
gpt
Something of the sort, was the rejoinder.
human
Mr. Wall offers forty dollars a month for Pat.
gpt
He doesn't take him though,
human
I see you appreciate him,
gpt
Well, to tell the truth, General, I know my right hand man when I see him, and Pat O'Callaghan is his name. I only wish there were two of him.
human
There may be, he said at length.
gpt
His next brother, Mike, is at our house, and just as much of a born trader as Pat. His ways, however, are a little different.
human
I take this hint as very kind of you, General. When may I have him?
gpt
Could you wait till next fall? He ought to finish this school year. Next winter I could take charge of him one evening a week together with Pat. The terms must be the same for him as they were for Pat when he began--fifteen dollars a month and one evening each week out.
human
All right, General. I'll be frank with you---I'm glad to get him on those terms. I begin to think that it's enough of a recommendation for a boy to be an O'Callaghan.
gpt
What is your greatest ambition, my boy? he asked. And he knew what answer he would receive before Pat replied,
human
To have a store with O'Callaghan Brothers over the door.
gpt
I'll tell you a sort of a secret, he said,
human
General Brady, he began after a moment of silence,