human
Are you a friend of either of them?
gpt
Not exactly; but I took a certain interest in Winthrop--I liked the man. In fact, I helped him out of a tight place once or twice, and might have done it again, only that I realized the one result would be to put a few more dollars into your pocket. That --and Hunter smiled--
human
It was a straight deal; I lent him the money at the usual interest. He couldn't have got it cheaper from anybody else.