human
If I had only kept my claim! he said.
gpt
It is horribly unfortunate I let it go.
human
How does that affect the question?
gpt
I made a compact with Tomlinson to hold his claim for him.
human
You do not mean to let that stop you when there are men you could hire to do what the law requires?
gpt
You don't seem to understand, and there was a trace of astonishment in Ingleby's eyes.
human
One could not depend absolutely upon them, and I made a bargain with Tomlinson. That claim is worth everything to him and his mother--I think it is--back in Oregon.