human
After all, she went on,
gpt
Yes, he agreed, smiling;
human
But why shouldn't people enjoy themselves in that way?
gpt
I can't think of any reason. No doubt most of them have earned the right to do so. But you can't rip up those hills with giant-powder where you feel inclined, or set to work to root out some miles of forest. The Government encourages that kind of thing here.
human
And that's the charm?
gpt
Yes; I suppose it is.
human
I'd better explain, Carroll interposed.
gpt
Men of a certain temperament are apt to fall a prey to fantasies in the newer lands; any common sense they once possessed seems to desert them. After that, they're never happy except when they're ripping things--such as big rocks and trees--to pieces, and though they'll tell you it's only to get out minerals or to clear a ranch, they're wrong. Once they get the mine or ranch, they don't care about it; they set to work wrecking things again. Isn't that true, Mrs. Nairn?
human
There are such crazy bodies, agreed the lady.
gpt
I know one or two; but if I had my way with them, they should find one mine, or build one sawmill.
human
And then, supplied Carroll,
gpt
I would like to try, but I'm no sure it would act in every case. I have come across some women as bad as the men; they would drive their husbands on.
human
Maybe, she added,