human
Been away Filmer, or going?
gpt
Both,
human
I wanted you up at the bungalow, he said quietly;
gpt
he added quietly,
human
I shan't be here. The words came harshly.
gpt
See here, Drew, Jock flung himself about and leaned toward his guest, his long, thin hands clasped closely and outstretched.
human
I wanted you to-night more than any one, but God, could know. I couldn't come to you--but you've come to me at the right moment.
gpt
I'm glad of that, Filmer.
human
I'm not much of a hand for holding back what I want to give out, Jock rushed on,
gpt
Can you ask that, Filmer?
human
Did you ever hear of Jasper Filmer on the Pacific Coast?
gpt
Yes; he died a week ago. The papers were full of it. We noticed the name-- Drew bent forward--
human
I'm his son. There ain't much to tell. It's a common enough yarn. The world's full of the like. It's only when you tackle the separate ones that they seem to differ. The old man--made himself. That kind is either hard as nails or soft as mush. My governor had the iron in his. He banked everything on--me--and I wasn't up to the expectation. I was made out of the odds and ends that were left out of his constitution--and we didn't get on. My mother-- Jock pulled himself together;