human
Tomlinson got away?
gpt
Presumably, said Leger.
human
We were almost afraid you hadn't. We haven't seen him. Where are Captain Esmond and his troopers?
gpt
They were riding very recklessly over an infamous trail with my horse in front of them when I last saw them. I was just then behind a tree. The beast I couldn't stop simplified the thing by flinging me off. I hadn't any stirrups, perhaps fortunately.
human
They'd catch the horse eventually,
gpt
Of course! That is, if they could keep in the saddle long enough, which is far from certain, considering the state of the trail. Then they would naturally fancy that Tomlinson had taken to the range. In fact, I shouldn't wonder if they spent most of to-morrow looking for his trail. Still, there is a question I should like to ask. Why did you worry Tomlinson about that plant?
human
Those grew on the plant in question, which Tomlinson had never heard of. The Indians use them for stopping blood, he said.
gpt
I took them from the body of Trooper Probyn.