human
You don't mean to say, Matthew, that that boy has been to Paris all alone?
gpt
I suppose he has. Why not?
human
Consider his age. Consider the temptations of such a place.
gpt
Oh, I would trust Piper anywhere. He's got the head of a man of thirty on those boy's shoulders of his.
human
He seems a shrewd boy, certainly. You appear to have taken a quite uncommon interest in him of late, Matthew.
gpt
Yes, I do feel a great interest in him. It is not often I take a fancy, but I've taken a fancy to Piper, and I mean to put him in the way of making his fortune.
human
As how?
gpt
By having him articled to a first-class legal firm, and afterwards by purchasing a partnership for him, or else by setting him up on his own account.
human
But that will cost a great deal of money.
gpt
Not so much, perhaps, as you imagine. But whatever the cost may be, I have made up my mind to do it, and do it I will.