human
You're no young man, said he,
gpt
In fact, you don't know how much you owe. If you were called on to book up, d'ye see, there might remain very little to show for your six hundred a-year. You're just your uncle's nephew, sir, and nothing more. When you quarrel with him you're a ruined man.
human
I don't see _that_--
gpt
But I do. If he quarrels with you, he'll never rest till he ruins you. That's his character. It might be very different if you had a _gentleman_ to deal with; but you must look the thing in the face. You may never succeed to the title. We old fellows have our palsies and apoplexies; and you, young fellows, your fevers and inflammations. Here you are quite well, and a fever comes, and turns you off like a gaslight the day after; and, besides, if you quarrel he'll marry, and, where are you _then_? And I tell you frankly, if Mr. Kiffyn Verney has objections to me, I've stronger to him. There's no brother of mine disgraced. Why, his elder brother--it's contamination to a gentleman to name him.
human
He's dead, sir; Arthur Verney is dead,
gpt
Oh! Well, that does not very much matter, said Sir Booth.
human
But this is the upshot: I'll have nothing underhand--all above board, sir--and if Mr. Kiffyn Verney writes a proper apology--by----, he owes me one--and puts a stop to the fiendish persecutions he has been directing against me, and himself submits the proposal you have--yes--done me the honour to make, and undertakes to make suitable settlements, I shan't stand in the way; I shan't object to your speaking to my daughter, though I can't the least tell how she'll take it! and I tell you from myself _I_ don't like it--I _don't_, by----, I don't _like_ it. He's a bad fellow--a nasty dog, sir, as any in England--but _that's_ what I say, sir, and I shan't alter; and you'll please never to mention the subject to me again except on these conditions. Except from him I decline to _hear_ of it--not a word--and--and, sir, you'll please to regard my name as a secret; it has been hitherto; my liberty depends on it. Your uncle can't possibly know I'm here?
gpt
When last I saw him--a very short time since--he thought you were in France. You, of course, rely upon my honour, Sir Booth, that no one living shall hear from me one syllable affecting your safety.
human
Very good, sir. I never supposed you would; but I mean _every_ one--these boatmen, and the people here. No one is to know who I am; and what I've said is my _ultimatum_, sir. And I'll have no correspondence, sir--no attempt to visit _any_ where. You understand. By----, if you do, I'll let your uncle, Mr. Kiffyn Verney, know the moment I learn it. Be so good as to _leave_ me.
gpt
Good night, sir,