human
I'm positive of it, said Mr. Baxter.
gpt
I've dabbled in chemicals long enough to be certain of this, even if I can't get on the track of the missing dye formulae.
human
That certainly is too bad, declared Tom.
gpt
I wish I could help you as much as you have helped me.
human
Oh, you have helped me a lot, said the chemist.
gpt
You have given me a place to work, much better than the laboratory I had in the old fireworks factory of Field and Melling. And you have paid me, more than liberally, for what little I have done for you.
human
You've done a lot for me, declared Tom.
gpt
If it had not been for your help this chemical compound would not be nearly as satisfactory as it is, nor as cheap to manufacture, which is a big item.
human
Oh, you were on the right track, said Mr. Baxter.
gpt
You would have stumbled on it yourself in a short time, I believe. But I will say, Tom Swift, that, between us, we have made a compound that is absolutely fatal to fires. Even a small quantity of it, dropped in the heart of a large blaze, will stop combustion.
human
And that's what I want, declared Tom.
gpt
I think I shall go ahead now, and proceed with the manufacture of the stuff on a large scale.
human
And what do you propose doing with it?
gpt
I'm going to sell the patent and the idea that goes with it to as many large cities as I can, Tom answered.
human
I'll even manufacture the airships that are needed to carry the stuff over the tops of blazing skyscrapers, dropping it down. I'll supply complete aerial fire-fighting plants.
gpt
And I think you'll do a good business,