human
I thought it was a certainty; there was only one thing I forgot,
gpt
Fellows who play like you can't afford to forget, my boy. Know better next time; let it be a lesson.
human
Sorry, but I seem to be five dollars short; don't know when you'll get it, but I'll send the horses to the next Brandon sales. I dare say somebody will help me with my plowing.
gpt
Don't be an ass! said Gerald.
human
Throwing in the team was a piece of silly bluff. We're not going to take advantage of it.
gpt
Don't want his splay-footed beasts, and won't lend him my good Clydesdales to spoil. Count out the bills, Gerald; his hand is shaking.
human
Silly thing to do, unless you're made, Markham declared. Then he turned to Gerald.
gpt
What's become of the younger brother? Never see him now.
human
Oh, he's reformed. On the whole, it's just as well, for there's not room for two gamblers in the family. Besides, the Americans seem to have got hold of him: they live like Methodists.
gpt
You mean the girl has? Devilish handsome; has a grand way of looking at you. Ask Carlyon; he knows.
human
Miss Harding won't trouble herself about Lance, he said.
gpt
I may add that she doesn't appreciate a graceful compliment.
human
Smacked your face? suggested Markham with a chuckle.
gpt
Must be going. Give me my coat.
human
Quite forgot. Met the mail-carrier as I was driving in. Better look what wheat is doing.
gpt
Down again two cents at Chicago! Winnipeg will follow.
human
There's a certain cure, said Markham thickly.
gpt
All stop plowing. If you do nothing long enough, 'must send the market up. Call it a brilliant idea; wonder nobody else thought of it. You look sober, Emslie. Come and help me into my rig.
human
I hope he will get home without breaking his neck,
gpt
Oh, Markham can take care of himself. But we have something else to think about now.
human
That's true, Carlyon agreed with a depressed air.
gpt
I took your advice and told that fellow in the Pit to buy wheat; but I wish I'd heard Harding's speech at the council before I made the deal. Now it's clear that I'm dipped pretty deep. He picked up the letters that were scattered among the cards and started as he saw the embossed stamp on one of them.
human
It's from my broker; I'll soon know the worst.