human
Ah, said the agent, insinuatingly,
gpt
What! You still hanging around!
human
I don't follow you, I fear.
gpt
I assume that this money comes to you in payment for some--work you have done--
human
It is an assumption, certainly.
gpt
You can appreciate, perhaps, that I am not idly inquisitive. I shouldn't--
human
What is it that you wish to know?
gpt
As to this money--
human
Really, you know as much about it as I do. It came exactly as I handed it to you: the envelope, the blank paper, and the bill.
gpt
But you know, of course, where it comes from?
human
I can't say I do. Evidently, said Mr. Queed,
gpt
Then--perhaps you have a good friend here after all? Some one who has guessed--
human
I think I told you that I have but two friends, and I know for a certainty that they are both in New York. Besides, neither of them would give me twenty dollars.
gpt
But--but--but, said the girl, laughing through her utter bewilderment--
human
Nor did I say that this was a usual case. I told you that I didn't _know_ who sent me this.
gpt
Exactly--
human
But I have an idea. I think my father sent it.
gpt
Oh! Your father ...