human
Must be something blocking the line,
gpt
I do hope it's not an accident. The Company is so terribly understaffed at present, and the signal-men work far too long hours, and are ready to drop with fatigue at their posts, began the thin lady nervously.
human
I've always had a horror of railway accidents. I wish I'd taken an insurance ticket before I started. Can you see anything on the line, my good man? Is there any danger?
gpt
Not so long as the train is standing still, he replied.
human
I think they'll get us back to the front this time. We'll probably have to wait till something passes us. It's just a matter of patience.