human
To-morrow, Jack had said, when these things were being discussed,
gpt
Now I've got a good friend who lives on Staten Island, right in New York harbor, he informed them.
human
Often while at his house visiting I've amused myself with a glass watching steamers pass through the Narrows lying between the shore of the island and that part of Brooklyn opposite Fort Wadsworth. I'll wire him to let me know by the same means when _La Bretagne_ reaches Quarantine in the harbor.
gpt
A clever idea, Colin! Tom cried.
human
In that way we can figure out just when Jack's cousin might expect to arrive in Bridgeton to claim the estate as being the first one on the ground, thanks to that silly provision of the old man's will.
gpt
Given two hours to get off the vessel, after the time she reaches Quarantine, Jack figured,
human
We'll be lying in wait for Randolph, all right! laughed Beverly.
gpt
And what a surprise it'll be! The man must think he's dreaming, having left you over in France, Jack, on the fighting front when he sailed, with not one chance in a thousand that you could catch even the next boat, days later, and then finding you here ahead of him!