human
By the way, said Jack, as we walked down to the office the first morning,
gpt
I suppose you don't want to go back to Beadle Square.
human
Not if I can help it, I said;
gpt
Oh, that's all right, said Jack.
human
I went down one day and saw Mrs Nash and told her what had become of you, and said she might let your bed to any one else. And I wrote to your uncle (I thought it best not to bother you by telling you at the time), and told him where you were and how you were getting on. He wrote back a civil note to say he was glad to hear you were getting better; and with regard to the lodgings, he had been just about to write and say that as you had now a respectable income at the office he would not be continuing to pay for your lodging; so that when you got well you might consider yourself free to do as you liked in that respect.
gpt
Awfully obliging of him,
human
Well, it struck me as rather a cordial way of putting it,
gpt
I had better look for quarters at once,
human
Do nothing of the kind. Stay where you are!
gpt
What? I exclaimed, in pleased astonishment. The idea had never occurred to me before.
human
How ever could I? As it is I've been turning Mr Smith out long enough.
gpt
He was talking to me about it the other day, said Jack.
human
He finds that all his time is now required at the office of the newspaper he writes for, and therefore he has really no use for his room except as a bedroom. So that our room up stairs is at our complete disposal.
gpt
How jolly! I exclaimed.
human
Nothing could have happened more delightfully.
gpt
Nothing, said Jack, as pleased as I was;