human
So you are the patrol leader, are you, Payton? Well, I am glad to know a boy like you. Jenkins is my name; Alfred Jenkins.
gpt
And this is young Prissler, he concluded.
human
He is training to be a tenderfoot, and just as soon as there is a vacancy in the patrol he will be taken in.
gpt
So? Mr. Jenkins nodded understandingly. He scratched at his beard.
human
I reckon, he added,
gpt
What's the matter with it?
human
I wish I knew. But I'm no mechanic. She's just dead; dead on her feet, you might say. Won't go. Won't even start.
gpt
Gas line clogged, maybe.
human
Loose connections.
gpt
Carburetor float stuck.
human
Magneto points burned off.
gpt
Say, he exclaimed,
human
A little, Bunny nodded.
gpt
Specs here is trying for a merit badge for automobiling, and we all got sort of interested in his studying. You have to know a good deal about a car to get that badge.
human
Well, say! Mr. Jenkins was as eager as a youngster.
gpt
Say, let's trundle her out here and look her over. You might find out what's wrong.