human
If we had brought a bit of rope now.
gpt
We'll have to take the next best thing, said Wilson.
human
Peel off your coat.
gpt
You don't mean to go over the side, m' son?
human
It's only twice the length of a man's body, repeated Wilson.
gpt
If that is so, I ought to strike something below--a ledge--that we can't see now.
human
Better wait until we can get a rope. If it ain't so, you may drop a mile.
gpt
It would take two hours to go back. I believe that phrase 'the seeming is not always the true' means something. Those things were not put in there for nothing. And it isn't likely that such a treasure as this was hidden where it could ever be found by accident.
human
I'll be damned if you go down there, he said finally.
gpt
If anyone goes, it's me. In these sorter hills ye can't tell how deep a hole is.
human
I wouldn't drop any farther than you.
gpt
Maybe not. But if anyone gits foolish round here, it's me. He added, looking Wilson squarely in the eyes,
human
There ain't no one waiting fer me to come back.
gpt
In the first place, I'm the lighter man, Stubbs; and in the second, I'm the younger. This isn't a matter for sentiment, but bull strength. I'm in earnest, Stubbs; I'm going.