human
The other honor, said Charles Gardiner West,
gpt
Oh--really! said Miss Avery, and paused.
human
And shall you let them do it?
gpt
Long before snow flies, Semple & West will be Semple and Something else. They'll elect me in June. I needn't say that no one must know of this now--but you.
human
Of course. It is a great honor, she said, with faint enthusiasm.
gpt
But why are you giving up your business? Doesn't it interest you?
human
Oh, it interests me.... But what does it all come to, at the last? A man aspires to find some better use for his abilities than dollar-baiting, don't you think?
gpt
If a man became the greatest stock-jobber in the world, who would remember him after he was gone? Miss Avery, I earnestly want to serve. My deepest ambition is to leave some mark for the better upon my environment, my city, and my State. I am baring my small dream for you to look at, you see. Now this little college ...