human
If you were a spy, he said,
gpt
I would celebrate,
human
I mean, would you just go on with the same crimes?
gpt
What are you talking about, Malone?
human
If you knew we'd arrested Brubitsch, Borbitsch and Garbitsch, Malone went on doggedly,
gpt
Of course it makes sense, Burris said in what was almost a pitying tone.
human
But don't push it too far. Malone, I want you to know something.
gpt
Yes, sir?
human
Contrary to popular opinion, Burris said,
gpt
I was not appointed Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation just because I own a Hoover vacuum cleaner.
human
Of course not,
gpt
And I think you ought to know by now, Burris went on,
human
Well, then--
gpt
Burris said.
human
But now, Malone, we know what to look for. All we have to do is pretend to be taken in. Get it?
gpt
Sure, Malone said.
human
We pretend to be taken in. And in the meantime I can go on looking for--
gpt
We don't have to look for anything,
human
But the other spies--
gpt
The next time they try anything, Burris said,
human
It's the wrong log!
gpt
Malone, he said at last,
human
I want you to listen to me. Calmly. Coolly. Collectedly.
gpt
All right, he said.
human
I'm calm and cool.
gpt
And collected,
human
That, too,
gpt
Malone, Burris began,
human
Now, wait a minute, Malone said.
gpt
There are those errors. How did the technicians feed the wrong data into the machines?
human
Errors do happen, Burris said.
gpt
If I slip on a banana peel, do I blame psionics? Do I even blame the United Fruit Growers? I do not, Malone. Instead, I tell myself that errors do happen. All the time.
human
Now, Malone said,
gpt
I have?
human
Sure, Malone said. He leaned forward across the desk.
gpt
If the errors were just ordinary accidental errors, then how were the spies responsible? And why did they stop after the spies were arrested? When you slip on a banana peel, does it matter whether or not the United Fruit Growers are out on strike?
human
Oh,
gpt
You see? Malone said.
human
You've gone and contradicted yourself.