human
I should feel worse about it, Drusilla explained, after a silence of some minutes,
gpt
What's he doing?
human
Oh, the kind of thing men do. They seem to have wonderful ways of raising money.
gpt
How do you know he's trying it?
human
I don't know for certain; I've only an idea. I rather gather it by the queer way he comes and goes. The minute a thing is in Peter's hands--
gpt
Have you such a lot of confidence in him?
human
For this sort of thing--yes. He's terribly able, so they say, financially. For the matter of that, you can see it by the way he's made all that money. Bought mines, or something, and sold them again. Bought 'em for nothing, and sold 'em for thousands and thousands.
gpt
Did I ever tell you that he once asked me to marry him?
human
Oh, it was years ago. I dare say he's forgotten it.
gpt
I'll bet you ten to one he hasn't.
human
Do you suppose, she said, trying to speak casually,
gpt
I shouldn't wonder. I shouldn't wonder at all.
human
What _could_ it have?
gpt
Oh, don't ask me! How should I know? Men are so queer. He's getting some sort of satisfaction out of it, you may depend.