human
I suppose you know I have been turned out of Allenwood,
gpt
Since then I've heard from the Government people that they're not likely to want me for the new survey. As a matter of fact, I'm not sorry. The last man I went into the woods with was a sour, exacting brute.
human
They've got to be hard. It isn't easy to run a line through a rough country.
gpt
Nobody knows that better than I do, Gerald replied with feeling.
human
Well, I've been here a week, and can't find any congenial occupation.
gpt
You don't look worried about it.
human
Oh, I'm not, as a rule, despondent; and I knew that I could as a last resort fall back on you. This explains my call. I believe you want an agent to manage your office.
gpt
Do you think what you have just told me is a recommendation for the job?
human
It seems to prove my need of it.
gpt
But not your suitability. I'm not looking for a man whom nobody else will have.