human
Did you hear that half-witted Schwarzwalder talking aloud about the _Scorpion_?
gpt
Yes. He called it a phantom-bird, did he not? replied Strauss.
human
I heard nearly all he said, he spoke so loudly and coarsely.
gpt
Could you hear what the others said?
human
Not a word; they spoke so quietly, save once or twice when they spoke to the clock-maker.
gpt
Nor could I, and that is what makes me so suspicious,
human
They spoke good German, though,
gpt
Bah! Of course they would. Nevertheless, it’s my firm opinion that they’re foreigners, and that they’re here for some special reason.
human
And that reason is?
gpt
To find out about the _Scorpion_,
human
Ach! exclaimed the other;
gpt
Then their next business is to find the aerodrome,
human
Blitz! that they’ll never do except by accident. Think of those live wires waiting for them if they get within a hundred yards of it. We have found six dead men there already; I don’t want to dig any more graves,