human
You certainly gave me a very tight squeeze for the moment, laughed the lad.
gpt
But it was a string of extraordinary coincidences that might have deceived anyone.
human
Then our general's reply has not reached your headquarters?
gpt
Unhappily not, said Dennis.
human
It is somewhere among the wreckage of the car and the remains of those two poor fellows.
gpt
Never mind, said his preserver.
human
We will let you into a little secret. The dispatch you brought to us was a request that this division should join with your nearest brigades in a raid on the enemy's lines. The Allied artillery is even now lengthening its fuses, and we are on the point of giving the Germans a surprise. Will you find your way back, or----
gpt
If Monsieur le Commandant has no objection, and somebody will lend me a revolver, I should love to take part with the battalion that was going to shoot me,
human
cried the black-bearded officer.
gpt
You heap the coals of fire upon my head. You and I will march together!