human
Why, I thought the courts took all the money he had.
gpt
They took all they could find. If you've studied high finance you'll appreciate the distinction. Amiably West tapped the table-top with the long point of his pencil, and wished that Queed would restore him his privacy.
human
Everybody thought at the time, you know, that he had a hundred thousand or so put away where the courts never got hold of it. The general impression was that he'd somehow smuggled it over to the woman he'd been living with--his wife , he said.
gpt
She died, I believe, but probably our friend Surface, when he got out, hadn't the slightest trouble in putting his hands on the money.
human
No, I suppose not. An interesting story, isn't it? You'll telephone if you need anything to-night?
gpt
Oh, I shan't need anything. The page is shaping up very satisfactorily, I think. Good-night, my dear fellow.
human
Where did he learn to write like that!