human
What you have done is really astonishing! she exclaimed.
gpt
I suppose you had everything ready, but even then you are not a carpenter or a builder.
human
The fact that I can sell patent medicines to people who haven't the least use for them ought to be a guaranty of my ability to do anything in reason.
gpt
He's not quite right, interposed Farquhar, appearing from behind them.
human
In a general way, the man who's smart at business is good at nothing else. Most of those who are couldn't hammer a nail in. Anyway, Mavy hasn't the least bit of the true commercial instinct in him.
gpt
Haven't I? Thorne appealed to Mrs. Farquhar.
human
Is there another man round here who could start off for a month's drive and sell out most of a wagonload of mirrors and gramophones?
gpt
No, laughed Mrs. Farquhar;
human
I don't think there is; but that's not quite the point. The proof of commercial ability lies not in the sales but in the margin after them, and you never seemed to get much richer by your efforts. You don't sell your things because you're a smart business man, but because the boys like you.