human
What are they waiting for? muttered Tom peevishly.
gpt
Are they getting cold feet? Or are they waiting for another gang of hoboes to join them before they care to tackle us?
human
It isn't that, Frank answered.
gpt
They may be planning new tactics. Their others didn't work very well.
human
I believe they're going away,
gpt
Guess again, returned Frank.
human
They're doing what I've been afraid all along they'd try to do. They're spreading out so as to surround us on all sides. They didn't have men enough to do that at first, but they've got them now.