human
Was that all you saw?
gpt
I think so, she said slowly.
human
Except that there were some words carved on the pedestal. PER ... IMP ... PERIMP, ... No. That wasn't it. Something like that. Not English. I can't remember.
gpt
Ah!
human
You say the merchant was prodding the ground?
gpt
That's right. It sounds silly, but----
human
Not at all, said Berry excitedly.
gpt
He was looking for something. It's as clear as daylight. He turned to the picture.
human
That's William Pleydell, isn't it, Vandy? Seventeenth-century bloke. The one Pepys mentions.