human
Well, of course, she said, snapping the glove-stretchers at him thoughtfully,
gpt
Oh, go on, he jeered,
human
Here you are, son. Only this. I bet you sixpence she won't look at you. She'll turn you down; refuse you; give you the cold hand; icy mit--what d'you call it? And then, you'll come back and weep on my shoulder.
gpt
She may, he said,
human
Why?
gpt
Because he's a rather clever old scoundrel, and he'll know that I'm a succeeder--a getter.
human
I haven't liked anything you told me about _him_, Olly. But, after all, he has paid up, and lots of good men have been unfortunate in business.
gpt
Oh, I'm not marrying into this family because I admire my future father-in-law, he answered.
human
I haven't any little illusions about him, old lady. It's his wife who's done the paying, or I'm very much mistaken. She's an honest woman--poor thing.