human
Willow Lake,
gpt
Yes, said Mrs. Morris.
human
Very rich indeed. Mr. Morris says he thinks they must be, from everything he hears.
gpt
Of course it does not matter in one way or another whether they are rich or not,
human
Well, I don't know, said Mrs. Van Dorn.
gpt
Of course nobody is going to say that money is everything, and of course everybody knows that good character is worth more than anything else, and yet I do feel as if folks with money can do so much if they have the will.
human
I think that these new people are very generous with their money, said Mrs. Morris.
gpt
I heard they about supported the church in Hillfield, New York, where they used to live, and Captain Carroll has joined the Village Improvement Society, and he says he is very much averse to trading with any but the local tradesmen.
human
What is he captain of?
gpt
Oh, I don't suppose he is really captain of anything now, replied Mrs. Morris.
human
I don't know how he happened to be captain, but I suppose he must have been a captain in the regular army.
gpt
I suppose he hasn't any business, he is so very rich?
human
Oh yes; he has something in the City. I dare say he does not do very much at it, but I presume he is an active man and does not want to be idle.
gpt
Why didn't he stay in the army, then?
human
I don't know. Perhaps that was too hard, or took him away too far. I suppose some of those army posts are pretty desolate places to live in, and perhaps his wife was afraid of the Indians.
gpt
He's got a wife and family, I hear,