human
You sent me, Keane was saying,
gpt
And you were unable to find any trace of him?
human
Well, we were unable to come into contact with him, for we found that since peace was concluded he had vacated his professorial chair at Heidelberg University, where he had been engaged for some considerable time, not only on some mechanical production, but in an attempt to discover some unknown force, evidently a new kind of highly compressed gas to be used for propulsive purposes.
gpt
Had he been successful?
human
That, it was impossible to find out during our short stay over there, replied Keane,
gpt
Was he a very communicative type of man, then, did you learn?
human
No; on the contrary, he seldom spoke of his work, but on this occasion, when he communicated this information, he was very much annoyed at the defeat of Germany, and considered that his country had been betrayed into a hasty peace.
gpt
And what happened to him after that?
human
Shortly afterwards he disappeared completely, taking with him all the apparatus connected with his research work, also a highly skilled mechanic who had been specially trained by him for a number of years. But he left not a trace of himself or his work,
gpt
Do you think he is acting under any instructions from his authorities?
human
No, certainly not; he distrusts his present Government entirely, and considers them traitors to the Fatherland.