human
You'll have to cook; I can't make another move, he said.
gpt
It strikes me that the man who finds a mine in this country deserves all he gets. That raises the question--how is it that Mappin can trust the rascals he has sent after us? Suppose they found the lode, why couldn't they stick to it?
human
A mineral vein is of little use to a man without money, Graham explained.
gpt
It would cost him a good deal in transport of provisions and tools before he got his legal development work done; and then he wouldn't be much farther on, because he'd have to put up expensive plant and clear a trail to bring the ore out. As a matter of fact, the fortunate prospector is forced to look for a capitalist.
human
That, remarked Carnally,
gpt
Rot! said Andrew.
human
You know I'd trust either of you with my last penny!
gpt
It's your trouble that you're a confiding man. But I guess you have learned that it doesn't pay to take any chances when you deal with Mappin.
human
I'm convinced of it. One experience of his tricks is enough.
gpt
I'll confess it wasn't enough for me. When I'd fired him out of the store I felt so good that I set up drinks for all the thirsty slouches in the hotel; but I made a mistake I've been sorry for ever since. Instead of letting him walk off, I ought to have punched the hog until they had to take him to a Winnipeg hospital. For one thing, it would have saved us portaging over this blamed divide.