human
Hit, Colonel Anderson?
gpt
No,
human
You, Chester?
gpt
Scratch, I guess, answered Chester.
human
Bullet touched me on the arm. Doesn't amount to much.
gpt
Stubbs?
human
I'm killed! exclaimed the little man, and there was the trace of a quaver in his voice.
gpt
Shot through the heart.
human
Nonsense! exclaimed Hal.
gpt
If you had been shot through the heart you wouldn't be talking about it now.
human
But I was,
gpt
Look him over, Colonel Anderson, instructed Hal.
human
If it's as bad as all that, throw him out. We can't be bothered with excess now.
gpt
No! No! I'm all right! declared Stubbs, drawing away as Colonel Anderson extended an exploring hand.
human
I don't think the bullet touched me.
gpt
All right then, declared Hal, smiling to himself, for his ruse had worked.
human
We'll go ahead then.
gpt
Which way?
human
Back to the Italian lines; and it behooves us to hurry. There will be a squadron of the enemy after us in a minute.
gpt
Right,