human
Master Tad knows what he is doing, I reckon, nodded the guide, who understood Butler's motive.
gpt
Ordinarily I don't believe in the sixth sense business, but some persons are more adept than others in woodcraft. To me that means that some persons are more alert and observant than others. Master Tad has just proved this. He has used his powers of observation in several different directions since we started on the return. He was alert enough to discover that we were going to be caught out after dark.
human
There is one thing he doesn't know,
gpt
What is that?
human
He doesn't know enough to keep in out of the wet.
gpt
Do you?
human
No, I don't, and I'm kicking myself because of it. You had better believe I shall know better next time. You don't catch me again this way, not if I am awake at the time. Are we nearly there?
gpt
About five miles from the ponies,
human
You had better light up now, suggested the guide.
gpt
Be careful not to drop any fire, even if the ground is wet.
human
No, not the rest of you,
gpt
One torch will be enough. Our torches won't hold out if we all light up at the same time.
human
Right,