human
You look moody, and that's not usual,
gpt
I've been thinking and, for another thing, I found I couldn't get up this bit of a hill. I suppose it oughtn't to worry me, but it does. You see, a lameness that comes on when I least expect it is all I brought back from South Africa.
human
It's a pity, but you might have suffered worse; and, after all, distinction is sometimes cheaply gained.
gpt
You don't win it by keeping people busy curing you and seeing that you don't break out of prison camps,
human
But what else were you thinking of that disturbed you?
gpt
My thoughts were, so to speak, all of a piece--one led to another. I did nothing in South Africa, and it has struck me lately that I haven't done much anywhere else, except to catch salmon in Norway and shoot a few Canadian deer. Now there's Leonard, who's not an Allinson, making money for all of us and managing the firm.
human
Leonard got money and the opportunity for making more from Allinson's.
gpt
That's true, but it doesn't excuse me. I ought to be a power in the firm, and I don't suppose I could even keep one of its books properly.