human
We are not accustomed to being waited on in the bush, he explained.
gpt
It takes some time to get used to the change. When we wanted anything there we got it for ourselves.
human
Is that, in its wider sense, a characteristic of most bushmen?
gpt
I don't quite follow.
human
I suppose one could divide men into two classes: those who are able to get the things they desire for themselves--which implies the possession of certain eminently useful qualities--and those who have them given to them. In Canada the former are the more numerous.
gpt
There's a third division, Vane corrected her, with a trace of grimness.
human
I mean those who want a good many things and have to learn to do without. It strikes me they're the most numerous of all.
gpt
It's no doubt excellent discipline,
human
In any case, you have now passed out of that division.