human
Dick!
gpt
Hallo!
human
Couldn't come before. Ready?
gpt
No,
human
I couldn't come before, whispered Tom.
gpt
I was all ready, but father did not go to bed for ever so long; and when at last I thought it was all right, and was ready to start, I heard him go down and open the back-door.
human
And go out?
gpt
Yes. How did you know?
human
I didn't know, but my father has done just the same.
gpt
Oh!
human
Did yours come back?
gpt
No, said Tom;
human
Which way did your father go?
gpt
I don't know, but we're wasting time.
human
Did he take the boat?
gpt
How should I know? I didn't see him go. I only heard. Come, are you ready?
human
No, said Dick hoarsely, and not prepared to tell his companion that he had repented.
gpt
How can we go now with them both somewhere about? They would be sure to catch us and bring us back.