human
You are a wealthy man, friend Midas! he observed.
gpt
I doubt whether any other four walls, on earth, contain so much gold as you have contrived to pile up in this room.
human
I have done pretty well,--pretty well, answered Midas, in a discontented tone.
gpt
But, after all, it is but a trifle, when you consider that it has taken me my whole life to get it together. If one could live a thousand years, he might have time to grow rich!
human
What! exclaimed the stranger.
gpt
Then you are not satisfied?
human
And pray what would satisfy you? asked the stranger.
gpt
Merely for the curiosity of the thing, I should be glad to know.