human
There is nothing to be gained by hiding the fact that I'm a little anxious about the state of affairs, sir, he said.
gpt
The scoundrelly miners are still apparently as far from giving in as ever, and, unpleasant as it is to admit, they have the upper hand.
human
It looks like it, said the major drily.
gpt
I suppose you haven't thought of making a compromise? Nobody's hurt as yet, and I fancy they would be satisfied if you met them with regard to Tomlinson. You're not bound to send a man up for trial unless it's reasonably evident that he's guilty, and I don't believe Tomlinson did the thing, myself. Couldn't you hold a kind of informal inquiry, and give the boys an opportunity for proving him innocent?
human
And permit a rabble of that kind to teach me my duty? I'm afraid not. Even if I wasn't sure the man was guilty, which I am, the thing would be out of the question.
gpt
You feel warranted in calling all of them--rabble?
human
I do. Every one of them. Their leaders, in particular, belong to that most intolerable class to be found anywhere--the half-taught proletariat, with just enough education to increase their natural unpleasantness and inspire them with a hatred of their superiors. That, however, is not quite the point.