human
By his footprints on the sandy beach. You mustn't have a Crusoe Island without some footprints, you know.
gpt
The trouble is you're anticipating too rapidly, Bud, Mr. Perry advised.
human
Columbus would never have discovered America in that frame of mind.
gpt
All right, I'll change the frame, said Bud.
human
We'll just go ahead and see what we shall see.
gpt
We've got to go ahead if Hal's cousin is in peril,
human
Do you really believe the Crusoe boy is your cousin, Hal?
gpt
Of course that's hard to believe, but the evidence points in that direction,
human
At least if he is your cousin, we know now that he wasn't making monkeys out of us, as that last message, supposed to come from him, made it appear he was doing,
gpt
Yes, put in Mr. Perry;
human
If that's true, then he's probably in serious trouble right now,
gpt
Probably a prisoner in the hands of robbers, if not worse,
human
Let's go to bed at once and get a good night's rest so that we will be in condition to put forth our best efforts to find him and rescue him in the morning,