human
He is growing fast, she said, her eyes beaming with pride,
gpt
Do you propose, I asked,
human
Oh no, she replied with eager haste;
gpt
I should be a clog upon him, a burden; he could not support me, and it might be that I should not be able to support myself among strangers. No, I must stop in the old place, where I can manage to make a living, and I will wait patiently till my son is a man, and says, 'Mother, come to me; I have a home for you.' Oh, Gustave Fink, you took a bold step when you left our village, a bold right step, for the world has prospered with you.
human
I acknowledge it gratefully,
gpt
This shop is your own--you are the master here.
human
It is my own--I am the master here.
gpt
Be my son's master! Teach him your trade--let him profit by your example; counsel him, guide him! You will lose nothing by it, he is so good, so quick, so willing, so obedient! If you searched the whole world through you would not find another lad so bright, so easy to teach and mould. Ah, Gustave Fink, I beg of you, I implore you!