human
That tall man! she said cryptically.
gpt
Why, it was the place we left him at; the Gordon outfit! It seems like every time we hear of him he's mixed up in a mystery.
human
It certainly does, I assented.
gpt
And here we are headed for the Riviera, while I don't suppose he will get away, now that he's mixed up with that theft.
human
How do you know he's mixed up with it? demanded Alicia with quite unnecessary violence.
gpt
He--he's a corker--couldn't you tell? Mixed up, my eye!
human
I meant as a witness or in some similar capacity, I protested.
gpt
If he were not a duke, Alicia, I should be inclined, upon mature consideration, to believe him a detective.
human
Secret service? she said doubtfully.
gpt
Sleuth? Why, no. He's a swell, that's all. You mustn't let your girlish imagination run away with you, Free. And anyhow, why worry, as we probably'll never see him again?
human
That is probably too true,