human
I wouldn't have had this trouble if you'd been handier with tools, Vane went on.
gpt
I can't see why you never took the trouble to learn how to use them.
human
My abilities aren't as varied as yours; and the thing strikes me as bad economy, Carroll replied.
gpt
Skill of the kind you mention is worth about three dollars a day.
human
You were getting two dollars for shoveling in a mining ditch when I first met you.
gpt
I was, Carroll assented good-humoredly.
human
I believe another month or two of it would have worn me out. It's considerably pleasanter and more profitable to act as your understudy; but a fairly proficient carpenter might have bungled the matter.
gpt
Let it pass. I've a pernicious habit of expressing myself unfortunately. Anyhow, we'll start again on those planks the first thing to-morrow.