human
Trying to get _him_, too?
gpt
Oh, I wouldn't quite say _that_....
human
I have a letter from his mother. She wants to know about college.
gpt
Well, how _are_ things?
human
Oh, I don't know; poor.
gpt
That Iowa company?
human
Next year.
gpt
Again?
human
Yes--next year; as usual.
gpt
Well, I have news for you.
human
Good?
gpt
That depends on how you look at it. I have a buyer for your house.
human
Thank God!
gpt
Don't hurry to thank God. Perhaps you will want to thank the Devil.
human
You don't mean that _he_--on top of everything else--has come forward to--?
gpt
My friend! my friend! It isn't that at all. 'He' has nothing to do with it. Quite another party.