human
Does this here Miss Ledanois, asked Hammond,
gpt
She's quite aware of his drawbacks, I think,
human
I see. Hammond rubbed his chin, and inspected his employer with a twinkle denoting perfect comprehension.
gpt
Well, how d'you expect to come out on top of the heap?
human
I want to get my own money back, explained Gramont.
gpt
You see, young Maillard thinks that he's cleaned me up fine. I've invested heavily in his company, which has a couple of small wells already going. As I conceive the probable scheme, this company is scheduled to fail, and another company will take over the stock at next to nothing. Maillard will be the other company; his present associates will be the suckers! It's that, or some similar trick. I'm no longer interested in the affair.
human
Why not, if you got money in it?