human
It was a notion of Father's that one should try to anticipate a big general movement, he remarked.
gpt
He knew a good deal, said Hester thoughtfully.
human
He was more clever than you are, Craig, but he hadn't your habit of putting his ideas into practise. I've sometimes thought he must have lost heart after some big trouble long ago, and only made an effort now and then for Mother's sake. It's strange that we know nothing about him except that he came from the Old Country.