human
I guess they are all here,
gpt
Well, come ashore, then, said Charles,
human
I didn't think that the Alert would hold all of the refreshments, did you?
gpt
No, answered one of the boys, whom the smugglers recognized as James Porter;
human
I guess it was a tight squeeze; I could hardly get my hand in between the baskets.
gpt
What do you suppose the smugglers intend to do?
human
I don't know, answered Charles,
gpt
But what do you suppose made them put the provisions in the Alert?
human
Oh, I think I can see through that easily enough, said James.
gpt
Frank knows that we expected that he was going to carry them over to the island, and he calculates to get us to chase him and give the Alert a chance to land the provisions. He is a cunning fellow, but this time we are too sharp for him.
human
I wonder why Frank don't send some one out to act as a spy,
gpt
I guess he's afraid that he would be taken prisoner.