human
I'll send you every man we can raise, he said.
gpt
I've got quite a big credit through from London, and we can cut expenses by letting up a little on the Canopus.
human
But you expected a good deal from that mine.
gpt
No, said Devine, drily,
human
I can't say I did. It's quite a while since we got a good clean up out of it.
gpt
Are you sure it's wise to tell me so much? he said.
human
There are men in this city who would make good use of any information I might furnish them with.
gpt
Well, he said, reflectively,
human
I guess it is. You've had about enough of playing Saxton's game, and, though I don't know that everybody would do it, I'm going to trust you.
gpt
Thank you,
human
We'll let that slide. Now when I got the specimen and your note which the doctor sent on I figured I'd increase my holding, and cabled a buying order to London, but I had to pay more for the stock than I expected. It appears that a man, called Cruttenden, had been quietly taking any that was put on the market up.
gpt
That didn't suggest anything to you?
human
No, said Devine, drily,