human
And I actually live upon it! added he, with a bitter smile.
gpt
I can't run into debt; for who would trust me? And I dress in rags almost, as you see. And I get my meals how and where I can; and I sleep under the shop counter. A pretty life for Mr. Ascott Leaf, isn't it now? What would my aunts say if they knew it?
human
They would say that it was an honest life, and that they were not a bit ashamed of you.
gpt
Well, at least, it is a life that makes nobody else miserable.
human
Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, Wears yet a precious jewel in its head,